President of Cape Verde Thanks Cuba for Supporting his Country

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec.15 (acn) The President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca, on an official visit to Havana, expressed on Tuesday his appreciation for the support received from Cuba for the independence and construction of this state for 40 years now.

In his lecture Democracy and Development in Africa: a particular view on Cape Verde, at the University of Havana, the dignitary also praised the cooperation that the Caribbean nation has permanently given to his people.
He also exemplified the training of nearly 700 technicians and professionals from various sectors, including more than a hundred physicians of that country now offering their services to their fellow countrymen.
Gustavo Cobreiro, rector of the University of Havana, said that Cuba and Cape Verde are two fraternal nations, united by deep historic and cultural bonds during four decades of fruitful relations, established in July 1975 after it reached independence from Portuguese colonialism.
He said that several hundred professionals of Cape Verde have been trained in Cuban universities in the last half a century, and that Cuban teachers have cooperated with the development of higher education in Cape Verde.
The African leader, the stay of whom until the 18th of this month is part of the development of bilateral relations, will meet with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro and with other authorities of the Caribbean nation, like Parliament President Esteban Lazo.
He will also visit the Center of Molecular Immunology and attend the homage to Amilcar Cabral, scheduled for Havana's African National Heroes Park.