Havana, Jan 21 (Prensa Latina) The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, approved $80 million and a donation of 60,000 tons of rice in aid to Cuba, a decision widely highlighted today on the island.
The ambassador in Havana, Hua Xin, officially communicated his government’s instruction to President Miguel Díaz-Canel during a meeting at the Palace of the Revolution.
The new round of emergency financial assistance is intended for the acquisition of electrical equipment and other urgent needs, while the food support joins another 30,000 tons of the grain, previously approved.
Hua Xin highlighted the meetings in recent days between the authorities of both countries, including the one held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, and the special envoy of China for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, Qiu Xiaoqi, reported the Granma newspaper.
He also mentioned the talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Oscar Pérez-Oliva; with the Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O; and Carlos Miguel Pereira, Director General of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ambassador of the Asian giant commented on the decision by the leadership of the sister nation to modify the modalities in which the projects of the donations of 200 MW in photovoltaic solar energy and the delivery of five thousand photovoltaic solar panel kits for isolated homes were being developed, for which they agreed the designation of an executing company.
The head of state of the Caribbean nation extended his warmest greetings to the Chinese diplomat at this new meeting and underlined his intense activity in the country these days, which includes the delivery of the first part of the rice donation previously approved by the People’s Republic of China.
Likewise, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba praised the good state of bilateral relations and highlighted the progress in Phase Four of the digital transformation program with Chinese support, as well as the results in the high-definition television project and other technologies.
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