INDIA, May 19, 2016.- The Secretary (East) of External Affairs .H.E. Ms. Preeti Saran received on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs to H.E. Mr. Oscar Martinez Cordovés, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in India.
During the meeting both sides reviewed the positive bilateral ties and the possibilities for strengthening them in the tourism sector, health, pharmaceuticals, etc., working together with the full support of India to advance these objectives.
The occasion was also conducive to exchange views on other issues related to the forthcoming meeting of Foreign Office Consultations, as well as to provide information on updating the Cuban economic model and the validity of the US blockade against Cuba despite the positives but still insufficient measures announced by the government of President Obama. (Cubaminrex- Embacuba India)