Secretary General of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), said on Monday that he hoped his country and Cuba would further boost bilateral cooperation.

Kgalema Motlanthe was speaking after a meeting with Fernando Remirez de Estenoz, head of the ruling Cuban Communist Party's (PCC) international relations committee, on Monday.

Motlanthe arrived in Havana on Sunday night at the PCC's invitation. He also held talks with heads of Cuba's women and youth groups on Monday.

The ANC chief said his party has been working to help the new generations be well prepared for the future.

The ANC started in 1912 as an organization dedicated to fighting apartheid in South Africa, a system under which only the white population had economic and voting rights.

The party finally came to power 82 years after its founding, in 1994's first all-race elections when its leader Nelson Mandela was elected president.

During its 12-year rule, Motlanthe said his party has focused on creating a multi-racial, democratic and united society.

Source: Xinhua