BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/07/2006

Raul Castro Holds Talks with Belarus Defense Minister

Havana, July 19 (ACN) Cuba's first Vice President and Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Army General Raul Castro Ruz met with the Defense Minister of Belarus, Col. Gen. Leonid Semionovich Maltsev on Tuesday, in Havana.

The exchange between the two high ranking military officers took place in the friendly atmosphere that characterizes relations between the two nations, Granma daily newspaper reported.

The visiting Belarusian Defense Minister expressed his satisfaction for being in Cuba and having the opportunity to see the achievements of the Cuban Revolution and the experiences of its Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

The official talks also included the participation of Gen. Alvaro Lopez Miera, FAR Chief of Staff and Victor Vasilievich Kozintsev, advisor to the Belarus Embassy in Havana.

The Belarus Defense Minister and his delegation arrived in Cuba on Monday and visited the monument complex dedicated to Cuban independence hero Gen. Antonio Maceo Grajales and his aide Capt. Francisco Gomez Toro.

Source:

http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/idioma/ingles/2006/jul19raul-recibe.htm