CUBA , April 12, 22007.- The cultural exchange between Cuba and the rest of Caribbean countries is a priority for the Cuban government, said the island's Culture Minister Abel Prieto after signing a bilateral cooperation accord Wednesday with the minister of Urban Development and Culture of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Rene Baptiste, in Havana. Baptiste said the agreement may further strengthen relations between both governments, which were established more than 30 years ago. Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto said that in the context of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, a regional integration program launched by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and known by its acronyms ALBA (meaning DAWN in English), many projects can beimplemented for the spiritual enrichment of the people of this region. Rene Baptiste said her visits to the National Ballet School and to other places in Havana were very useful and she expressed her confidence on the future expansion of cooperation relations among Caribbean nations. The distinguished visitor and her delegation will also meet with Cuban officials from different sectors and tour the western province of Pinar del Rio. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea. Its 389-square-kilometer territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines. The country has a British colonial history and is now part of the Caribbean Community CARICOM. (Cubaminrex-PL)
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