Cuba and China wrapped up their 19th Inter-governmental
Commission meeting on Tuesday in the Cuban capital, with an
agreement signed on furthering bilateral trade and technological
cooperation.
The two-day session, attended by delegations from both
countries, reviewed bilateral trade and economic relations during
2006 and adopted cooperation plans for 2007, Cuban News Agency
reported.
Under their agreement, in 2007, Cuba will supply sugar to China
while China will continue its technical assistance to Cuba's
agricultural sector.
In addition, both countries will also carry out economic and
technical collaboration on oil and food.
Cuban Interior Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said that China is the
Caribbean nation's second largest trade partner only after
Venezuela, with a trade volume of US$2 billion a year.
(Xinhua News Agency March 28, 2007)
