Laotian President Arrives in Havana for Official Visit

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 1 (acn) With the purpose of reaffirming the fraternal bonds of cooperation existing between the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Cuba, the president of the Asian nation, Choummaly Sayasone, arrived on Thursday in this capital for an official visit, which will end on October 4.

The Laotian head of state was received at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport by Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra.
According to the program, Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, will receive his Laotian counterpart on Friday, who will be presented with the Jose Marti Order, the most important award given by the Cuban government.
The two countries established diplomatic relations on November 1st, 1974, and since then the bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between them have strengthened.