Petroria, May 8, 2019.- Despite the declared intention of the government of the United States to economically suffocate Cuba and only days of the full activation of Title III of the Helms Burton Act, which is what codifies the criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Cuban people; there have been events that demonstrate the firm international rejection of these measures. Important partners of the Island have expressed their willingness to continue and strengthen relations with Cuba.
The Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, María Reyes Maroto, held a meeting in Havana with the more than 130 representatives of Iberian companies in Cuba, a region with great weight in the commercial and business exchange in the Island. It ratified the mutual will to work in coordination to continue strengthening bilateral economic relations, despite the resurgence of the US blockade.
On the other hand, the announcement of the opening of the second high-end tourist facility of the Kempinski Company, based in Switzerland and manager of the first five-star plus hotel in Cuba, stands out. The facility will be located in the Cayo Guillermo resort in the north of the province of Ciego de Ávila.
In the Tourism sector, the Island closed the first four months of the year with a growth of 7.2% in the arrival of visitors. According to statements by the Minister of Tourism of Cuba Manuel Marrero, it is expected to overcome this year for the first time in its history the barrier of five million tourists.
The Cuban Minister, when inaugurating this week the 39th International Tourism Fair (FITCuba-2019), guaranteed the Cuban government's support for all those companies that invest or have business in Cuba. "They have total legal security," he noted, "Cuba will never abandon those who in difficult moments held out their hands," said Marrero Cruz.