Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cuba and Guinea Bruno Rodriguez and Louceny Fall, respectively, expressed in this capital the willingness of their governments to strengthen bilateral ties.
Fall, who is serving a five-day official visit to the island, was received at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry by Rodriguez.
The host minister considered the staying here of his counterpart an opportunity to promote the relations that were established at diplomatic level in August 1960, which areas of cooperation are mainly implemented in the social sphere.
We have historical ties and the possibility of promoting the very positive development of relations, he said.
For his part, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Issues Abroad described Cuba and the West African nation as "friendly countries with longstanding ties that have always been together."
We would like to boost the bilateral cooperation from the interviews that will hold, because we want to go a long way, and do it with friends we already know, he said.
Fall make particular reference to the re-opening of a mechanism signed in 1991 at the level of Foreign Ministers.
Cuba and the Republic of Guinea have ties in areas such as health and education.
According to official data, nearly 1, 800 Cuban collaborators have served in the African country, where 15 still remain in the health sector.
In education, nearly a thousand Guineans have graduated in the Caribbean island in different specialties, while over 50 study here currently.
We appreciate the role of Cuba in the training of cadres in various fields, said Fall.
According to the minister Guinean official visit will reaffirm the friendship between the two governments and peoples.