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Cuban Deputy Prime Minister visits the Bahamas

Havana, Jul 11.- Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman is heading an official delegation that is participating in Monday’s events on the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Bahamas.
Chapman, who is responding to an invitation from the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and was welcomed by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Philip Davis, the Cuban Foreign Ministry reported.

The high-ranking official expressed gratitude for the invitation and conveyed a message of congratulations from Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and the Cuban people in general, while Davis reiterated his country’s unequivocal position against the sanctions against Cuba.

In a cordial and friendly atmosphere, both parties expressed the need to strengthen the two country’s unity, continue to work on issues of common interest, such as climate change, and strengthen current cooperation by expanding it to other areas such as sports, the communiqué noted. (Taken from Prensa Latina)