Agreement with Venezuela Favors Electric System in Cuba
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- Business and Economy
- 01 / 27 / 2011
2011.01.27 - 14:50:48 / Agreement with Venezuela Favors Electric System in Cuba. Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s VP of the Council of Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas and Venezuela’s Minister for Electric Energy Ali Rodriguez agreed on Wednesday on the positive results of an existing bilateral agreement in the field of electricity.
Caracas hosted a bilateral meeting to follow up on 23 projects and programs of cooperation signed between Cuba and Venezuela with the participation of experts and authorities that included the Venezuelan commissioners for electricity Generation and Distribution, Felix Rodriguez and Antonio Nakoul, respectively; the head of the National Center of Control, Igor Gavidia; and the General Director of the Strategic Office of Monitoring and Assessment of Public Policies, Carlos Figueredo, among others. Also present was the General Director of the Cuban Electricity Company, Vicente de La O.
Cabrisas expressed his satisfaction with what they have accomplished together so far and added that Cuba is ready to continue cooperating with Venezuela.
Rodriguez said that during the meeting they discussed the implementation of pending projects and new ones that are emerging.
He announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to create a Latin American Institute of Research and Energy Studies to guarantee the training of scientists and technicians in the electricity sector and specialists in other disciplines.(ACN)
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