Venezolana de Televisión released images of the moment that the high dignitary welcomed the also Minister of Economy and Planning of the Caribbean island at its headquarters.
Gil traveled accompanied by a large government delegation that includes the Antillean nation’s ambassador in this capital, Dagoberto Rodríguez, and will develop an intense work schedule with Venezuelan authorities, the source said.
The two countries maintain an extensive exchange of cooperation in different sectors that include health, economy, education, sports and culture of both peoples, and among the purposes of the Cuban leader’s visit is to review and strengthen strategic alliances.
The Comprehensive Cuba-Venezuela Cooperation Agreement emerged in October 2000 at the initiative of commanders Fidel Castro (1926-2016) and Hugo Chávez (1954-2013) under the principles of solidarity, brotherhood and complementarity.
In its two decades of implementation, it has been strengthened despite the challenges imposed by the US blockade against both countries, increased in recent years with new coercive measures that violate the principles of international law and the peaceful coexistence of peoples.
Venezuelan authorities recognize the contribution of Havana in the confrontation with the Covid-19 pandemic and recently the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, thanked the help provided by Caracas to contain the fire at the supertanker base in Matanzas province.
Official data from the island revealed that up to October of last year, official cooperation projects amounted to 1,487, and more than 255,000 collaborators served in Bolívar lands.
The Cuban deputy prime minister arrived in this capital the day before and was received at the Simón Bolívar international airport in Maiquetía by the deputy minister for the Caribbean of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, Raúl Li Causi.
Diplomatic sources informed Prensa Latina that the high-ranking Caribbean official’s agenda includes a visit to the Salvador Allende Comprehensive Diagnostic Center and an exchange with collaborators from the largest Caribbean island.
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