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Brazilian President to Visit Cuba
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva starts this Tuesday a working visit to Cuba, responding to an invitation by the Island's Head of State Raul Castro.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva starts this Tuesday a working visit to Cuba, responding to an invitation by the Island's Head of State Raul Castro.
During his stay in Havana, the Brazilian statesman will meet with his Cuban peer, and will tour sites of economic interest.
This is the third occasion that Lula visits Cuba as a president of the South American nation. Links between both nations have been excellent in cooperation, economy and trade.
According to official figures, about 43 Cuban collaborators are currently working in Brazil contributing their expertise in education, sports, health, culture and agriculture.
Nearly 626 Brazilian students have been graduated in Cuba through scholarships granted by the Cuban Government free of charge since the beginning of the professional training cooperation, 271 of them as physicians at the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine.
During his stay in Havana, the Brazilian statesman will meet with his Cuban peer, and will tour sites of economic interest.
This is the third occasion that Lula visits Cuba as a president of the South American nation. Links between both nations have been excellent in cooperation, economy and trade.
According to official figures, about 43 Cuban collaborators are currently working in Brazil contributing their expertise in education, sports, health, culture and agriculture.
Nearly 626 Brazilian students have been graduated in Cuba through scholarships granted by the Cuban Government free of charge since the beginning of the professional training cooperation, 271 of them as physicians at the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine.