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Panama - Panamanian First Vice President and
Foreign Minister, Samuel Lewis, ratified on
Monday his country"s commitment to continue
strengthening relations with Cuba in a
meeting with President of the Cuban
Parliament Ricardo Alarcon.
Lewis, who arrived in Havana on Sunday for a
state visit, explained that his trip is also
an expression of long-standing fraternal
relations between the two peoples.
In his visit to the headquarters of the
National Assembly of the People"s Power
(Cuban Parliament), the Panamanian official
said that one of the objectives is to sign
with relevant Cuban authorities an agreement
to boost bilateral trade.
The meeting was also attended by Panamanian
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Severo
Souza, who said that the agreement includes
mutual preferential treatment regarding
tariffs, mainly for food and construction
materials.
He described the agreement as a positive
step in the constant strengthening of
existing links.
Alarcon welcomed the Panamanian delegation
and stressed Cuba"s satisfaction for
receiving Vice President Lewis on his
seventh visit to the Island. |
