CUBA-CHINA

China President Xi Jinping received visiting Cuban first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday. The top government Cuban official is on an Asian tour that also includes Vietnam and Laos.»

Senior leaders of Cuba and China reiterated the excellent level of political, economic and social bilateral relations and their intention to monitor the depth of those ties at the government, communist parties, and peoples level.»

Cuban President Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, met with Guo Jinlong, member of the Politburo and secretary of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, who is on an official visit here.»

Cuba’s President Raul Castro sent a message to Xi Jinping, who was elected President of the Republic of China.»

Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo, Deputy Chief of Staff of China’s Armed Forces, who paid a visit to Cuba on the invitation of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.»

Cuba and China today signed an agreement on trade promotion activities including bilateral exchange of information between companies of the two countries.»

Cuban President Raul Castro has met with the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, on Friday in Beijing, where he pays a four-day official visit aimed at cementing bilateral ties and signing a key economic agreement with the Asian giant.»

China and Cuba on Thursday vowed to further strengthen the existing friendly relations and cooperation. A series of key economic agreements were signed during the Cuban leader Raul Castro’s ongoing visit to Beijing.»

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Beijing for a four-day official visit to China, his first after taking office in 2008.»

Cuban President departed from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Sunday, July 1, towards Asia, with the objective of paying official visits to the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.»