Cuban VP Ricardo Cabrisas Visits Russia

The two high-ranking officials meet on Monday to prepare the tenth meeting of the Cuba-Russia Intergovernmental Commission that takes place in Havana next April and also to analyze the implementation of agreements reached during the ninth session.

Cabrisas and Sechin, who head the Cuban and Russian commissions, respectively, will look at the implementation of government credits and investment processes in several economic areas, Granma newspaper reports.

They will also examine the bilateral program of cooperation in the cultural, education and technical-scientific fields, as well as in sectors such as communications, computing, aeronautics, transportation and the basic industry.

Both sides have praised the strengthening of bilateral relations on the occasion of the Cuban International Book Fair Havana 2010, scheduled for February and dedicated to Russia.