Cuba and Hungary strengthen bilateral cooperation

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 15 (ACN) Delegations from Cuba and Hungary exchanged views this Wednesday with the purpose of strengthening bilateral cooperation in the agri-food and water sectors.

According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry's website Cubaminrex, the meeting was held between the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture, the Cuban National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) and the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, at the Hungexpo headquarters, where the Budapest 2021 Planet Sustainability Summit is taking place.

Cubaminrex details that both delegations signed a memorandum of collaboration in the agricultural sphere to stimulate food development; in addition, the parties agreed that between Cuba and Hungary there are many points in common, which makes the exchange and strengthening of relations in the sector favorable.

A Memorandum of Collaboration in the hydraulic sphere was also signed between the two countries and the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry donated 100 thousand face masks on behalf of his government, so that the Cuban people may continue their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cubaminrex reports that the Cuban delegation was headed by Antonio Rodríguez, Minister-President of the INRH, and also included Mauri Echavarría, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, who exchanged with his counterpart, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjato