Carolina Cerqueira, president of the Angolan National Assembly.

Carolina Cerqueira, president of the Angolan National Assembly, arrived in Cuba on Thursday on an official visit, leading a parliamentary delegation from that African country.

Although Cuba and his country are geographically far apart, ideologically they remain very close, said the Laotian Foreign Minister.

"Laos will continue to support Cuba on its path to development, will continue to support Cuba in the fight against the blockade, against any isolation that may be imposed on it. And I believe that it is time to strengthen and expand our relations."

New Cuban-Chinese Institute for drug research.

Deputy Prime Minister Eduardo Martínez Díaz described the inauguration of the Biopharmaceutical Research Institute belonging to the Cuban-Chinese joint venture Biotech Pharmaceutical as a milestone for joint research between Cuba and China.

Thongloun Sisoulith, Lao People's Democratic Republic, received Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

"Last week we met in Hanoi and Beijing, and now we are here, in Vientiane, on your state visit to our country, which I firmly believe marks another historic milestone in strengthening our friendly relations."

Díaz-Canel’s official visit to Laos marks the conclusion of a tour that began on August 31.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, arrived today to begin a historic two-day official visit to Laos.