The Trade Fair of the 24th edition of the International Habano Festival was inaugurated this Monday afternoon in the halls of the Palace of Conventions in the Cuban capital.
Speaking at the opening, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Oscar Perez Oliva Fraga welcomed participants and meant that this fair has become one of the main activities held as part of the festival.
He later considered that the fair is an outstanding meeting point for manufacturers, traders, artisans, collectors, luxury goods manufacturers and gourmet product companies from around the world, among others.
Finally, he thanked the representatives of 79 companies from 11 countries attending the fair, as well as the members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Cuba present at the ceremony.
Also among those attending the event was a delegation from Thailand, headed by Mr. Joe P. Thawilvejjakul, Regional Director of Pacific Cigar, a company that distributes and markets Cuban cigars in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.
