BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/10/2006

Cuban Parliament President on Working Visit to Belarus

Havana, Oct 30 (ACN) Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon said, in Minsk, that his current visit to Belarus will further boost political and friendly relations between both countries.

Alarcon made his statement upon his arrival in the capital Minsk on Sunday. He said he was willing to address different bilateral cooperation issues in his talks with Belarusian authorities.

The three-day working visit by the Cuban Parliament President to Belarus is also aimed at further strengthening relations between the parliaments of both countries, Granma daily reports.

Reicardo Alarcon was welcomed in Minsk by the president of the House of Representatives of the Belarusian Parliament Vladimir Konoplev and other government officials.

Also present at the welcoming ceremony were the Vice-president of the Permanent Foreign Affairs Commission Serguei Kostyan, who leads the Friendship-with-Cuba Parliamentary Group.

Source:

http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/idioma/ingles/2006/oct30alarconbelarus.htm