At the Palace of the Revolution, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, welcomed Her Excellency Celmira de Almeida do Sacramento dos Santos Lourenco, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
This is "a visit that renews the historic ties of friendship between our governments, our nations, our parliaments, and above all, between our peoples," he said.
During the meeting, he also emphasized that we have a "historic relationship" with that country and highlighted that July of this year marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations.
In this regard, he recalled that the beginning of this bond has a fundamental basis of solidarity, affection, respect, and admiration, "because the collaboration arose when an educational project was developed, through which children from São Tomé and Príncipe came to Cuba."
Since then, he said, there has been an uninterrupted and excellent relationship, as both nations maintain cooperation in areas such as health, education, and agriculture.
Díaz-Canel highlighted the importance of strengthening parliamentary ties and the willingness to continue expanding political and economic-commercial relations. "You can count on Cuba to continue expanding these relations," he said.
For her part, the President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe emphasized the friendship that unites the two countries and offered details about moments from the agenda during almost a week of work on the island, in which she learned about the work of Martí and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.
Present at the meeting on the Cuban side were Esteban Lazo Hernández, member of the Political Bureau and president of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) and the Council of State, as well as Ana María Mari Machado, vice president of the ANPP, and other officials from Parliament and the Foreign Ministry.
