Ricardo Cabrisas Welcomes Parliamentary Deputy Minister of Japan

Cabrisas and Hitoshi Kikawada corroborated the increasing development of bilateral relations, and ratified their willingness to further promote exchanges in areas of common interest

The Vice-president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Planning and the Economy, Ricardo Cabrisas, received Hitoshi
Kikawada, parliamentary deputy minister for Foreign Ministry of Japan, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

During the meeting held on Wednesday afternoon, which took place in a cordial atmosphere, Cabrisas and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan corroborated the increasing development of bilateral relations, and ratified their willingness to further promote exchanges in areas of common interest.

Accompanying the distinguished visitor were Masaru Watanabe, Japanese ambassador to Cuba; Ken Hashiba, director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and other officials of the Japanese Embassy to Havana.

Cuba was also represented at the meeting by Marcos Rodriguez, Cuba’s ambassador to Japan, and by other Foreign Ministry officials.