The Prime Ministers of Cuba and Japan, Manuel Marrero Cruz and Fumio Kishida, during a meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, agreed on the importance of strengthening friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
A member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party reiterated his condolences on the death of Shinzo Abe, the first acting Japanese president to visit the Caribbean country and a key figure in promoting bilateral relations.
Marrero insisted on the sympathy of the Cuban people for Japan and conveyed the greetings of General Raul Castro and President Miguel Diaz-Canel. At the same time, he thanked the Japanese position in support of the Cuban decision against the embargo proposed in the General Assembly of the United Nations.
He also took the opportunity to thank the Japanese government for donating medical equipment and vehicles for public and community transportation on the island, as part of the non-refundable financial assistance.
At the meeting, Marrero Cruz endorsed his willingness to strengthen, expand and diversify bilateral relations.
The Cuban Prime Minister referred to some of the measures taken by the country to recover from the complex economic situation that the country is going through, as a result of the embargo imposed by the United States and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
For his part, Kishida thanked Marrero for attending Abe’s state funeral, and stressed that his government will develop the diplomatic legacy inherited from the former prime minister.
Likewise, he lamented the damage caused by Hurricane Ian in Cuban soil, and recalled his visit to Havana in 2015, when he exchanged with Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro on issues such as the historical friendship uniting the two countries, Japanese immigration to Cuba, and common issues. stance against nuclear weapons.
The meeting with Kishida marked the end of Marero’s visit to Japan.
The Prime Minister also spoke with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Saito Tetsu, about the opportunities for joint development in the tourism sector, as well as the commercial opportunities offered by Cuba in this field.
Prime Minister Marrero Cruz begins an official visit to Vietnam
Marero Cruz was greeted at Noi Bai International Airport by Minister and Head of Government Office Tran Van Son, and Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc. Photo: PL.
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, the second leg of his Asian tour, arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Vietnam.
Marero Cruz was greeted at Noi Bai International Airport by Minister and Head of Government Office Tran Van Son, and Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc.
Tomorrow, the Cuban Prime Minister will begin his activities by commemorating the hero of Vietnam’s independence, President Ho Chi Minh, at the mausoleum erected in Ba Dinh Square, where his remains have rested since August 1975, when he was there. opened.
After that, he will go to the Presidential Palace, where the welcoming ceremony will be held, for official talks with the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chin.
After that, the member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) will be awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal, at the last activity scheduled for the morning session.
In the afternoon, he will have a meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly (Parliament), Phung Dinh Hue, and then pay a courtesy visit to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, before the meeting. With Asian Head of State Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
On Friday 30th, the Prime Minister and his delegation will participate in the Vietnam-Cuban Business Forum and then meet with members of the State Mission, Cubans residing in Vietnam and representatives of solidarity groups, before traveling to the southern city of Ho Chi. Minh.
There they will visit the historic Cu Chi Tunnels and the high-tech industrial complex, and hold a meeting with the city’s government and political leaders.
From Ho Chi Minh City, Marrero Cruz will travel to Laos on October 2, the second leg of his Southeast Asia tour, and the first he has undertaken as head of the Cuban government.
The tour also includes a visit to Cambodia.
Cuba and Vietnam evaluate advances and possibilities in medical and pharmaceutical cooperation
The Cuban minister and accompanying officials spoke with the Vietnamese health authorities about the current state of medical cooperation between the two countries. Photo: Taken from @japortalmiranda.
As part of the government’s visit to Vietnam, the Cuban Minister of Health, Jose Angel Portal Miranda, in a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Health of the Asian country, discussed the current status of medical cooperation between the two countries and the implementation of measures. in this range.
On Twitter, the Miranda portal reported that “with representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, doctors graduated in Cuba and businessmen, we later shared an update on the possibilities of cooperation in the field of health.”
As part of the program, two memoranda of understanding were signed between the representative of the Cuban marketer of medical services in Vietnam, Roberto Baños, and the Lac Viet Group and Tele Clinic, from Indochina.
According to the Cuban minister, a delegation from the Cuban medical sector and biopharmaceuticals toured the areas of Bao Son General Hospital and exchanged views with the head of the Bao Son Group, the director of the medical institution and several Vietnamese health professionals.
Similarly, he held a meeting with the deputy director of the Cuban-Vietnamese Friendship Hospital, where Cuban specialists work.
As part of their agenda, Portal Miranda and President of BioCubaFarma, Eduardo Martinez Diaz, among other members of the Cuban delegation, evaluated cooperation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry with regulatory authorities and Vietnamese businessmen marketing Cuban products, a subject of common interest.
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