India-Cuba review bilateral relations at Second Round of FOC in Havana
- IBEF
- June 29, 2022
India and Cuba held their second round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on June 27 2022, which reviewed the entire gamut of their bilateral relations. The Indian side was led by Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), while the Cuban side was led by Ms. Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cuba.
During the FOC, both sides comprehensively reviewed their bilateral relations, including development partnership projects, trade and economic relations, and cooperation in areas such as renewable energy, health including traditional medicine and yoga, biotechnology, agriculture, sports, health, science & technology and ICT.
The Cuban government signed a short-term credit agreement of 100 million euros (US$ 105.7 million) with India for the procurement of rice while the Government of Cuba issued a postage stamp to mark the 75th anniversary of India's independence.
India and Cuba maintain close contacts with each other in UN, NAM and other international forums and they enjoy healthy bilateral relations.
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