Radio Havana Cuba | Reaffirm that relations between Cuba and France are at a high level

By: Roberto Morejón

A new era in the links between Cuba and France emerged from the visit to Havana by François Hollande in 2015 and Raúl Castro in Paris in 2016, and Continue the cordiality evoked here by Foreign Ministers Bruno Rodríguez and Jean-Yves Le Drian

The French Foreign Minister paid an official visit to the city of José Martí and also badisted the President of the Miguel Nation Díaz-Canel.
Before his landing, the diplomat was optimistic in front of France 24 television in front of his meetings in Cuba

Towards the end of his visit to Cuba and in the statements on local television he described the nexus of exception. ] France was the country that played an important role in the renegotiation of Cuba's external debt with the Paris Club in 2015.

In this context, the permanence of the French Minister in Cuba has taken the lead. ;importance. It was the first visit of a senior official of the European country
since the inauguration of Enmanuel Macron in 2017 and Diaz Canel in 2018, both as Heads of State.

Interviews with Foreign Minister Le Drian in Havana took place shortly thereafter. French and the Union of Cuban Railways, to modernize the workshops of the latter entity.

The Caribbean archipelago restores its railway network with the support of Russia and also requires the technical badistance of France.

The last country wants to register stopped locomotives and wagons because of lack of spare parts and technological obsolescence.

With the arrival of French badistance to the railway branch, the presence in Cuba of many companies of this origin is underlined. These include Pernod-Ricard, a partner in Havana Club, Bouygues construction company and Accor's tourism business.

The French Development Agency granted a loan to Cuba in 2017 to finance a cooperative breeding project for the equivalent of $ 29 million

This climate of cooperation will continue. According to what was discussed in Havana between French Chancellor Jean-Yves Le Drian and his interlocutors, the fluid political dialogue and economic relations in higher education and science will continue.

coincidences such as the fight against the effects of climate change, support for peace agreements in Colombia and the rejection of the US blockade against the largest in the West Indies.

Cuba and France can make good contributions to the respective peoples. increase trade and investment and the world by continuing their exchanges on issues of global interest.