On the Meeting of Mr.Vladimir Astapenko in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investments of Cuba

14-06-2013

On June 13, 2013 Mr.Vladimir Astapenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Cuba, met with Mr.Pedro Pablo San Jorge Rodríguez, Head of the Department for Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investments of Cuba.

During the meeting the parties discussed the economic aspects of the visit of Belarus’ delegation headed by Mr.Alexander Guryanov to Cuba on June 6 – 9, 2013.

Mr.Pedro Pablo San Jorge Rodríguez marked the importance of the passed visit, and outlined the interest of Cuba in the development of crediting Belarus’ goods deliveries as this financial mechanism will allow to carry out direct transactions without the participation of the third countries.

During the meeting Mr.Vladimir Astapenko and Mr.Pedro Pablo San Jorge Rodríguez confirmed the intentions of the Belarusian and Cuban side to work out new projects on the modernization and production of tyres and elevator equipment in Cuba, the creation of modern agricultural complexes, as well as the modernization of MTW tractors and co-assembly of “Belagromash” equipment.

The sides also considered the issues of the preparation for the signing of intergovernmental agreements on mutual deliveries of goods, production and mutual supplies of pharmaceutical.

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