Guatemala, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The Guatemala daily "Siglo Veintiuno" praised on Tuesday cooperation from the Cuban government to several nations training physicians at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM).

According to an editorial, the first group of 190 Guatemalan graduates will return home in August, to care for people there for at least six years.

Guatemala re-established diplomatic relations with the island in 1998, and since then both nations have maintained links in educational, cultural, trade, scientific and sports matter.

The daily also states the government aims to extend these benefits to other areas of knowledge and explore cooperation mechanisms from other parts of the world.