Radio Havana Cuba | The Cuban Presidene receives the Chancellor of France

Hababna, July 28 (Web Development) .- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met Saturday in Havana with the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean- Yves Le Drian, an official visit to Cuba.

In an atmosphere of cordiality, the two sides stressed the good state of bilateral relations and expressed the desire to continue the high level of political dialogue, "said a note published by the television news program Cuban Television

The report states that both parties have emphasized the favorable development of commercial, economic and cooperative ties, and acknowledged the growing role of French companies in various sectors of the West Indian economy, such as energy, [19659005] Díaz-Canel and Le Drian also discussed issues of interest on the international agenda

A few hours earlier, the French Minister met with Cuban Foreign Minister B. runo Rodríguez, with whom he held a series of official talks.

Drian arrived in Cuba on Saturday after three days of visiting Colombia.

On the island, he visited has the historic center of Havana, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.

The French Chancellor should meet the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment. Rodrigo Malmierca

With his two-day stay in Havana, Le Drian becomes the first European Chancellor to visit the island after the election, last April, of Miguel Díaz-Canel to Cuba's presidency . 19659005]