The almost two thousand guests to the solemn session of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica received Ines Maria Chapman, Vice-President of the Council of State of Cuba, with many applauses and shouts of Viva Cuba.
Cuba assumed today the presidency of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) during the 37th session of the body, whose sessions take place here. Based at the Conference Center in Havana, the event is the major forum of the body, which positions equality as a fundamental principle for development, ECLAC”s executive secretary, Alicia Barcena, said.
Cuba and Portugal signed two commercial agreements during the celebration of a Business Forum between both nations held in Havana.
The festival ”Artes de Cuba: From the Island to the World”, which gathers about 400 artists from that nation, opens its doors today in the United States with a show featuring music figures.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in this capital, where he will hold a dialogue with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and will participate in the inaugural session of the 37th session of ECLAC.
Facilitating development in Latin American and Caribbean countries is the focus of an agreement signed today by ECLAC, the OECD Development Center and the European Union (EU).
Several researchers today highlighted the contribution of ECLAC to the integrating thinking of Latin America and the Caribbean.
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is concluding today his visit to Cuba, in line with the 37th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) taking place in this capital.
