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Havana International Fair Opens

CUBA, October 30, 2006 .- With the presence of 1,125 companies from 48 countries, the 24th International Havana Fair (FIHAV 2006) began in Expocuba, Havana on Monday.

Carlos Lage Davila, secretary of the Cuban Ministers Council, attended the opening activity in which Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Raul de la Nuez announced this time there are 186,215 square feet for foreign firms, the largest in the last four years.

Other Cuban officials, such as Government Minister Ricardo Cabrisas, Foreign Investment and Collaboration Minister Marta Lomas, and Economy Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez, were at the activity.

More than 700 foreign firms are taking part, showing the unanimous rejection of the US government’s blockade of the island.

Eleven official pavilions and 20 national Chambers of Commerce represent their respective countries.

The Cuban representation is distributed into 87 stands, of 300 entities, among them machinery, equipment, technology, and the medical and pharmaceutical industry.

For 23 years, FIHAV has been an important link to promote export products and has contributed to strengthen relations with commercial partners. (Cubaminrex-PL)

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