Havana, Cuba.- India’s Minister of State for Foreign and Cultural Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi, begins an official visit to Cuba with the purpose of boosting bilateral relations.

During her stay, the distinguished visitor will hold talks with Cuban authorities and carry out other activities of interest, the local Foreign Ministry informed in a press release.

Lekhi’s presence in Havana is part of a tour by the New Delhi government official to several Latin American countries in which official activities have also been scheduled in Guatemala, El Salvador and Bolivia.

In June, last year, India and Cuba signed an agreement for a line of credit worth 100 million euros, in the context of political consultations between the two nations.

At that time, representatives of both parties ratified willingness to strengthen collaboration in various areas, such as health, biotechnology, renewable energy sources, agriculture, telecommunications, sports and education. India and Cuba formalized diplomatic relations on January 12, 1960.