Havana, April 5 (RHC-PL), --  About 200 Cuban and foreign companies are participating in the International Construction Fair, Fecons, in Havana. The United States and Vietnam are participating for the first, the organizers have said.

Based in the Expocuba fairgrounds, the trade fair will run until Saturday, April 9, as an open window for access to new technologies and materials, First Deputy Construction Minister, Angel Vilaragut, told the press.

Fecons offers a space for professional exchange on constructive systems, the development of construction materials, design, and the promotion of technological equipment for the sector, Vilaragut said.

The exhibition covers a 4,700 square-meter area, and Spain, with 57 companies, has the largest delegation in Fecons 2016. Chile is participating as guest of honor.

Parallel events include the 11th Scientific-Technical Construction Conference at the International Convention Center in Havana.