CIDCA chairman meets Cuban FM

Chen Xiaodong, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), met with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Beijing on Nov 11.

Chen noted that China and Cuba are good friends, good comrades, and good brothers, and that China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security, and development interests. He emphasized that in recent years, the presidents of China and Cuba have held multiple meetings, charting the course for building a closer China-Cuba community with a shared future.

Chen said that the CIDCA stands ready to work with Cuba to deliver on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, further deepen China-Cuba development cooperation, and consolidate and grow the long-standing friendship between the two parties and the two countries.

Rodriguez, also the special envoy of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the Cuban government, and a member of the Political Bureau of the PCC Central Committee, expressed sincere gratitude for China's long-term strong support and assistance for Cuba's economic and social development. He said Cuba is ready to work with China to bolster cooperation across all sectors, jointly foster a Cuba-China community with a shared future, and advance the all-round and in-depth development of Cuba-China relations.