HAVANA, Cuba, May 12 (acn) France´s President Francois Hollande wound up what was considered a historic visit to Cuba during which he held meetings with Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and with President Raul Castro.
Fidel Castro thanked the French head of state for having visited the Caribbean nation as the two of them addressed issues relevant to the international scenario.
After that meeting on Monday, President Raul Castro officially welcomed Hollande at the Revolution Palace and both held talks on the positive bilateral relations between Paris and Havana in the spirit of further developing such links in different sectors.
Francois Holland also laid a wreath at the monument of Cuban National Independence Hero Jose Marti at the Revolution Square and delivered a key-note lecture at the University of Havana in which he stressed the ongoing process towards the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba and the need to put an end to the US economic blockade of the island.
The French President also presided over the signing of collaboration agreements between Cuban and French universities and scientific institutions and he inaugurated new premises for the French Alliance Language and Cultural institution in Havana.
A central piece on the French President´s agenda was encouraging economic and trade relations and in that regards he closed an business forum held by entrepreneurs from the two countries.
Francois Holland was accompanied by a large official delegation during his historic visit to Havana, which is part of a Caribbean tour that took him to the French Antilles and winds up with a visit to Haiti on Tuesday.
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