Saturday, November 4, 2006

Cuba and Colombia signed an economic cooperation agreement to expand bilateral trade.

Colombian officials told reporters that the agreement presents favorable opportunities to consider Cuba’s export potential, which were described as very competitive, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological fields.

“Cuba and Colombia have tremendous opportunities in the commercial arena and in the tourism sector, where each nation can complement the other,” said Colombia’s trade minister.

The accord was penned by Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Raul de la Nuez and Colombia´s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Jorge Humberto Botero, in the presence of Cuba’s Vice President Carlos Lage and in the context of Havana’s International Trade Fair.

Source: ACN

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Cuba and Belgium signed four agreements on November 2 to expand scientific and cultural cooperation relations.

Belgian officials are visiting Havana to attend the Havana International Trade Fair and are heading a delegation of business people, scientists, executives and representatives of several of that country’s institutions.

The documents signed on Thursday are part of a bilateral cooperation agreement in the fields of education and culture between the Cuban National Conservation Center (CENCREM) and the Belgian Royal Institute of Artistic Patrimony.

Source: ACN

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