Havana, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Vice-president Juan Almeida Bosque welcomed the Dominican Republic and Malaysian ambassadors in a solemn audience, before the ceremony to present their credentials, an official source reported Wednesday.

Almeida Bosque was accompanied during both meetings by Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign prime vice-minister.

Together with Dominican Ambassador Daniel Guerrero Taveras, there were figures as Maria Caridad Fuentes, the ambassador´s wife; Alberto Caamaño, counselor minister, and Mrs. Grecia Fior Pichardo Polanco, general consul.

Malaysian Ambassador Zainol Abidin Bin Omar was accompanied by Jamaluddin Y. Rawther, second secretary, and Azzaiyadi Mohamad Padzil, administrative official.

On the Cuban side, Protocol Director Angel Reigosa de la Cruz; vicedirectors Mario Garcia Delgado and Guillermo Batista Alvarez, and other officials attended the ceremony.