Carlos Lage Davila, Cuban vice president of the Council of
State, met with visiting Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Wei
Jianguo in Havana Tuesday.
Wei was in the Cuban capital for the 19th Cuba-China
Inter-governmental Commission meeting that began on March 26.
Lage and Wei exchanged views on the recent development of
bilateral economic ties during the meeting and agreed that rapid
progress was made in 2006, which witnessed a trade volume of US$1.8
billion, almost double the amount of 2005.
The two sides also pledged to work together to raise bilateral
ties to a new level.
Discussions between Cuban and Chinese officials during the
two-day meeting also led to an agreement on trade and economic
cooperation.
China's Ambassador to Cuba Zhao Rongxian also attended the
meeting.
(Xinhua News Agency March 28, 2007)
