London, United Kingdom.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel described as fruitful his tour of France on a short visit, Russia, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Vietnam and Laos on State visits. He made the statement during a stopover in London, the last leg of his first official tour as Head of State.

In London he was received by the Minister for Finance of the United Kingdom, Philip Hammond, with whom he reviewed the state of bilateral relations, diplomatic sources reported.

Via Twitter, the Cuban leader reported on the reception granted by Hammond, considered the second figure of the British Government and recalled on his account in that social network the visit made by the Finance Minister to Cuba in 2016, when he then held the post of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Diaz-Canel went to Cuba’s embassy in London on Monday and updated his compatriots who work in different spheres in the United Kingdom about the situation on the island and his international tour, which he described as ‘A journey through a group of countries with which we have close and strategic relations.’

Referring to the Cuban victory at the United Nations on November 1, with the overwhelming condemnation of the United States blockade, he congratulated this group for its contribution to that result and highlighted the rejection of the international community to the group of amendments that the US government tried to introduce into the text of the Cuban resolution voted at the international organization.

On the situation in Cuba, he stressed that ‘the most important process we are currently experiencing is the constitutional reform, with a huge debate and popular participation.’

The head of state referred to the popular debate on the draft of the new Constitution in Cuba, of which he highlighted the broad participation of the people.

Commenting on his experiences in this regard, he emphasized that older people participate in the process with the commitment that it will be the Magna Carta that they will bequeath to their children and grandchildren, while the young people do so with the commitment that it will be the Magna Carta to defend their future.

‘Therefore, in February we will be approving a much more robust and improved text, based on that democratic exercise we have done during the last months with the participation of citizens,’ he said.