URUGUAY, June 8, 2009. With the intention of strengthening bilateral relations, Uruguay and Cuba will hold Monday the 4th round of Political Consultations and the 4th Meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic, Industrial, and Scientific-technical Cooperation. The events, part of the annual inter-foreign ministerial meetings held since diplomatic ties were re-established in March 2005, will analyze progress achieved in the last four years, and explore new cooperation prospects. The Cuban side will be headed by Deputy Foreign Ministers Alejandro Gonzalez and Orlando Requeijo. The last four years have registered a sustained growth in bilateral commercial exchange, health, education, social development, and technical cooperation, Cuban ambassador in Uruguay Marielena Ruiz Capote told Prensa Latina. The diplomat added affairs of mutual, regional, and multilateral political interest will be discussed as well. In addition, a a joint publication on Cuban National Hero Jose Marti will be launched.(Cubaminrex- PL) |