Russian Transportation Minister Igor Levitin's four-day visit to Cuba, which concluded Thursday, has helped strengthen economic ties between the two countries, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said.
Levitin arrived here to attend the 8th session of the Inter-governmental Cuba-Russia Commission For Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technical Collaboration, which closed Wednesday.
The meeting was successful, Levitin said.
After meeting with Levitin, Perez Roque said that prospects of increased trade, aerial communication and tourism cooperation with Russia look promising.
"Relations between Cuba and Russia are in a new phase, characterized by a permanent and ample political dialogue," said Perez Roque.
He added that "there is a reciprocal and common interest to promote bilateral ties at a time when we have found the way to develop economic ties, and new opportunities of mutual interest arise."
Levitin also met with Cuban leader Raul Castro and they established priorities and underlined the main tasks of promoting exchange in tourism, transportation, culture, biotechnology, communications, pharmaceutics and sports, among other fields.
Levitin also held talks with the Cuban ministers for transportation, communications, foreign trade, economic investments and collaboration.
Source: Xinhua
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