The Cuba Bureau at the Office of the Indian Economic and Trade Organization (IETO) was inaugurated on August 7 in the city of Mumbai. In a ceremony attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in India, Alejandro Simancas Marin, and the president of IETO, Asif Iqbal, this center was formally constituted, which will aim to promote trade and economic relations between the two countries.
A delegation of the Cuban banking system, headed by Yamile Berra Cires, Vice President of the Central Bank, and composed of representatives of Cuban commercial banks, held exchanges this week with official Indian authorities in the capital city of New Delhi.
Ambassador Alejandro Simancas Marín highlighted Cuba's attractions as a tourist destination, in the First Edition of the Outbound Tourism Summit, organized by the FICCI Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi. The Cuban diplomat also highlighted the opportunities for foreign investment in this sector, while explaining the different facilities and protections granted to investors in Cuba. The event was chaired by FICCI executives and was attended by a hundred tourism agencies and tour operators.
The Cuban Ambassador to India, Alejandro Simancas Marin, visited the Legislative Assembly of the state of Kerala, where he was received by its Speaker M.B. Rajesh. During the exchange, both highlighted the parliamentary relations and the boost they offer to Cuba's bilateral relations with India and Kerala. The President of the legislature of this state, along with other parliamentarians, ratified the feeling of friendship and solidarity towards Cuba and its Revolution.
The honorable Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, received the Cuban ambassador to India, Alejandro Simancas, in view of the historical ties of friendship that have existed between our country and that Indian state. The meeting took place at the Kerala government headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, capital of this Indian state.