Addis Ababa, 25 November 2013- Mr Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrila, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister today held a discussion with AU Commission Chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma during which the two leaders discussed various issues of interest.

Dr Dlamini Zuma praised relations between Cuba and Africa, which go back a long way and thanked Cuba for sending a representative to the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity/ African Union held in May this year. She also briefed the Cuban Foreign Minister on preparations being made to finalise Agenda 2063. She said wide consultations were taking place with different stakeholders and these were being fed back to the Commission for inclusion in the framework. “We want this to be something that the public owns, and not just governments”, she added.

Mr Parrila expressed his gratitude to Africa for the support it has lent to his country against the sanctions it is facing. He also extended an invitation to the Chairperson to attend the summit of the Latin America countries to be held in January next year.

The two leaders also discussed the possibility of expanding cooperation on training of African youths in various fields so that they may more meaningfully contribute to the continent’s development.

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