Cuba, Botswana agree to boost cultural links
Officials from Cuba and Botswana signed an agreement on Thursday to increase cultural links between the two nations.

Cuban Labor Minister Rafael Bernal and his Botswanan counterpart Moeng Pheto signed the agreement during the ninth session of the Joint Inter-Governmental Commission, which began here on Sunday.

Under the agreement, the two countries agreed to strengthen exchange visits by musicians' delegations. Both sides also spoke of promoting exchanges in the visual and performing arts field, as well as staging cinema and cultural festivals.

Bernal said the deal would enhance cultural exchanges to enrich the lives of the people of both countries, while Pheto said the agreement would boost cooperation between the two nations, which established diplomatic relations in 1977.

Cuba has helped Botswana in various fields, such as health, education, sport and construction.