• Submitted by: manso
• Politics and Government
• 08 / 02 / 2010

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HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 2 (acn) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, met on Sunday with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, with whom he spoke about topics of international interest and bilateral relations between Cuba and China.

Granma newspaper reports that the visitor gave Fidel greetings from the top leadership of his country while the Commander in Chief asked Jiechi to pass on greetings to Chinese President Hu Jintao and to the top Chinese leaders.

Present in the meeting were the Chinese ambassador to Havana, Liu Yuqin, and the Director for Latin America at the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Cuba and China established diplomatic relations on September 28, 1960, and after five decades both governments agree on the excellent state of these ties.

Cooperation between Cuba and China currently takes place in sectors such as biotechnology, health, informatics and communications, development of renewable energy and professional training.

At the end of the meeting, Fidel gave the Chinese diplomat a copy —with a personal dedication— of the Chinese edition of the book "One Hundred Hours with Fidel" and also a copy of his own book "The Strategic Victory."

The Chinese Foreign Minister and his accompanying delegation traveled to Costa Rica on Sunday.

Source: ACN