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Cuba and Mexico Strengthening Cooperation
Cuba and Mexico will analyze ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, during the 4th Session of the Joint Commission for Development inaugurated today in Havana with representatives from the two nations.
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Cuba and Mexico will analyze ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, during the 4th Session of the Joint Commission for Development inaugurated today in Havana with representatives from the two nations.
The encounter will promote conditions to reinitiating mutual collaboration, said the vice-minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, Orlando Requeijo. He also pointed out that Latin American and Caribbean countries are, like other geographic areas, facing the negative impact of climate change and the increase of food and oil prices, a situation that affects the economies and creates imbalances in trade in the region.
Requeijo also explained that the Caribbean island is suffering the consequences of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington on Cuba for more than 45 years now, which has caused loses valued at more than 93 billion dollars to the island’s economy.
Despite these and other difficulties, like that of the devastating passage of Hurricane Gustav a few days ago, Cuba has always maintained a coherent and active policy of cooperation with the Third World.
The head of the Department of Economic Relations and International Cooperation of the Mexican Chancery, Luz María de la Mora, expressed her country’s empathy with Cuba for the loses caused by the destructive storm. She also expressed the willingness of the Mexican government to offer support to the victims of the hurricane.
The meeting is another in a series of gatherings previously held to contribute to the consolidation of bilateral relations at the diplomatic, economic, and friendship levels, said Luz María de la Mora.
The official stressed that the 4th bilateral cooperation program for development over the 2008-2010 biennial will be examined during the meeting and will prioritize spheres such as the environment and natural resources, agriculture, cattle raising, and health.
Social security, science and technology, communications, transportation, fisheries, public administration and housing, will also be included in the analyses.
Later on during the day, the two delegations met in subcommittees, whose work will conclude on Thursday.
The encounter will promote conditions to reinitiating mutual collaboration, said the vice-minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, Orlando Requeijo. He also pointed out that Latin American and Caribbean countries are, like other geographic areas, facing the negative impact of climate change and the increase of food and oil prices, a situation that affects the economies and creates imbalances in trade in the region.
Requeijo also explained that the Caribbean island is suffering the consequences of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington on Cuba for more than 45 years now, which has caused loses valued at more than 93 billion dollars to the island’s economy.
Despite these and other difficulties, like that of the devastating passage of Hurricane Gustav a few days ago, Cuba has always maintained a coherent and active policy of cooperation with the Third World.
The head of the Department of Economic Relations and International Cooperation of the Mexican Chancery, Luz María de la Mora, expressed her country’s empathy with Cuba for the loses caused by the destructive storm. She also expressed the willingness of the Mexican government to offer support to the victims of the hurricane.
The meeting is another in a series of gatherings previously held to contribute to the consolidation of bilateral relations at the diplomatic, economic, and friendship levels, said Luz María de la Mora.
The official stressed that the 4th bilateral cooperation program for development over the 2008-2010 biennial will be examined during the meeting and will prioritize spheres such as the environment and natural resources, agriculture, cattle raising, and health.
Social security, science and technology, communications, transportation, fisheries, public administration and housing, will also be included in the analyses.
Later on during the day, the two delegations met in subcommittees, whose work will conclude on Thursday.