Cuba and China sign cooperation agreements

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 25 (ACN) Representatives of Cuba and China signed today 12 agreements on cooperation, shortly before concluding the official visit of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to that Asian country.

As reported by the Presidency on Twitter, the signatures were made after the conclusion of the official talks between the Caribbean head of state and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the Great Palace of the People.

We renewed and projected high-priority agreements that together with the signed contracts will allow us to continue strengthening the political orientation of our relations and expanding economic, commercial and financial ties in areas of mutual interest, said the president in the same social network.

Among the agreements are the plan for Political Consultations between the Cuban and Chinese ministries of foreign affairs, and the agreement on the exchange and cooperation between the communist parties of both nations.

The list also includes MoUs between the ministry of foreign trade and investment with several Chinese organizations, such as the national development and reform commission, the ministry of commerce and the international development cooperation agency.

Other projects signed were the minutes of delivery and receipt of donations between both governments, including cash, medicines, medical supplies, food, a project of raw materials for school uniforms and work clothes, and the Cloud telepresence system project of the Group of Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries of Cuba.

Official confirmation was also made of the execution of different initiatives for the supply of kitchen utensils for high-impact programs for the Cuban population, the national identity system for natural persons, the supervision of wireless networks, and the Forensic Data Laboratory.