Fidel Castro with Literature Nobel Prizewinner Gabriel García Márquez and his wife Mercedes, during the 4th Ibero-American Summit. Cartagena de India’s, Colombia
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During Fidel’s participation at the Ibero-American Summit held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Meeting with former president of Colombia Ernesto Samper. Havana
Fidel meets with President of Colombia Andrés Pastrana during the Summit of the Non Aligned Movement in Durban, South Africa.
Bogota
August 6
• Arrival at the military airport of Catam.
• Interview offered to the international press at the airport.
• Conversation with Ernesto Samper, the new President of Colombia.
• Fidel attended a dinner hosted in his honor by Cesar Gaviria, outgoing President of Colombia.
August 7
• Fidel attended the ceremony of inauguration of Ernesto Samper as new President of Colombia.
August 6
• Arrival at the military airport of Catam.
• Interview offered to the international press at the airport.
• Conversation with Ernesto Samper, the new President of Colombia.
• Fidel attended a dinner hosted in his honor by Cesar Gaviria, outgoing President of Colombia.
August 7
• Fidel attended the ceremony of inauguration of Ernesto Samper as new President of Colombia.
Cartagena de Indias
July 24 • Signing of the Agreement establishing the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
Santa Marta
July 25
• Fidel laid a wreath on the monument to Simon Bolivar (The Liberator), at the Bolivarian Museum of ‘Quinta San Pedro Alejandrino’.
• Fidel attended a luncheon hosted by the Minister of Defense in honor of the Cuban delegation.
Cartagena de Indias
June 13
• Arrival at “Rafael Nuñez” international airport.
• Exchange with journalists upon his arrival at the airport.
June 14
• Conversation with Felipe Gonzalez, President of Spain.
• Speech delivered at the opening session of the Fourth Iberoamerican Summit, at the conference center.
• Remarks made during the second session of the Fourth Iberoamerican Summit, at the conference center.
June 13
• Arrival at “Rafael Nuñez” international airport.
• Exchange with journalists upon his arrival at the airport.
June 14
• Conversation with Felipe Gonzalez, President of Spain.
• Speech delivered at the opening session of the Fourth Iberoamerican Summit, at the conference center.
• Remarks made during the second session of the Fourth Iberoamerican Summit, at the conference center.