Havana, July 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexican federal representative Damaris Silva Santiago and Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament) representative Alberto Núñez Betancourt held a meeting in Havana, the Foreign Ministry reported today.
According to the notification, “as part of his visit to the island, Silva Santiago met at the parliamentary headquarters with Núñez Betancourt, vice president of the legislative body’s International Relations Committee.”
“During the meeting, they discussed parliamentary diplomacy and the need to enhance mutual understanding and expand channels of collaboration between Cuba and Mexico,” the statement added.
Representative Damaris Silva Santiago, a member of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party, is secretary of the Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on Migration Affairs and the thematic coordinator for Mexicans Abroad.
She has held various positions during a political career spanning at least 30 years and is also recognized for her activism on behalf of indigenous communities and in defense of migrants.
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