HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 9 (acn) Panama´s President Juan Carlos Varela is expected to arrive in Havana Wednesday on an official visit which includes talks with President Raul Castro.
Varela is heading a business delegation to boost and strengthen commercial relations with Havana, according to Granma newspaper.
The delegation includes Panamanian Commerce and Industry minister Meliton Arrocha.
The Panamanian head of state told reporters that among other issues bilateral talks will consider the exchange between Cuba and the Colon Free Zone, in Panama.
Varela is scheduled to visit the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine and meet with local political authorities, such as Parliament President Esteban Lazo.
Raul Castro and Juan Carlos Varela previously met in Panama during the 7th Summit of the Americas particularly on the development of the Mariel Harbor in western Cuba, the advancement of talks between Cuba and the United States and business projects between Panama and the Caribbean nation.
The Panamanian President is an industrial engineer graduated at Georgia Tech University, in the United States. He was elected head of state at the elections held in May 2014, for a term that concludes in 2019.
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