On Friday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with two senior Chinese Government leaders with whom he highlighted the excellent relations between the different entities of their countries.
Beijing.- Li Zhanshu, president of the National People's Congress, received the Cuban president Friday afternoon. Both of them analyzed the inter-parliamentary links and expressed their desire to strengthen them.
Díaz-Canel also talked with Premier Li Keqiang, reviewed how the Beijing-Havana relations are performing, and ratified the will to raise them to higher levels.
These meetings took place after the Cuban head of State paid tribute with a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing.
Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping officially welcomed Díaz-Canel, talked and witnessed the signing of 12 documents on cooperation in different sectors to strengthen Havana-Beijing ties, established 62 years ago and described by both sides as solid.
The meeting also ended with a joint declaration that referred to both countries' willingness to expand communication and relations in the political and economic aspects and multi-sectoral cooperation.
That document addressed both countries' support on issues of interest during the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and in multilateral spaces.
Among other issues, China ratified the rejection of the US economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba, the imposition of unilateral sanctions and other coercive measures that impede the island's development, and its ties with the rest of the world.
Havana reaffirmed its attachment to the One-China principle, non-interference in its internal affairs, and China's right over Taiwan.
CHINA AND CUBA STRENGTHEN COOPERATION
China and Cuba strengthened their ties by granting donations and signing 12 agreements, including one on the mechanism to implement cooperation in the context of the Belt and Road initiative.
After the official talks between Presidents Xi Jinping and Miguel Díaz-Canel, representatives of both parties signed the texts that cover different sectors.
The minutes of delivery and receipt of an emergency donation in cash, medicines, medical supplies, and food for Cuba are among the documents signed.
Some officials referred to Chinese donations for the projects Raw Materials for School Uniforms and Working Clothes, Biocubafarma's Telepresence in the Cloud System, and the Forensic Data Laboratory.
The trade ministries of the two countries stamped their signatures on a memorandum of understanding to strengthen economic and trade cooperation.
The Ministry of Foreign Trade of Cuba (MINCEX) signed a second agreement with the National Development and Reform Commission of China to establish the coordination mechanism that will be in charge of implementing the cooperation plan for the joint promotion of the Silk and Belt Road initiative.
MINCEX signed another agreement with the Agency for International Development Cooperation, aimed at promoting collaboration and boosting the Chinese proposal for Global Development. (PL)
