iran-cubaHavana, Cuba.-The Cuba-Iran Intergovernmental Commission will be holding from today to February 15th, with the presence of about 30 Iranian officials and businessmen, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said.

The Iranian delegation is led by the Minister of Health and Medical Teaching, Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, the website minrex.gob.cu., stated.

Representatives, both Iranian state-run and private sectors, are expected to meet with their Cuban counterparts involved in economic and commercial relations in health, energy, agriculture, higher education, sport, science and legal sectors.

As stated by the Foreign Ministry, the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca will be chairing the national delegation.

During these Intergovernmental gathering, several two-way agreements will be negotiated and signed, Cuban minister said.

Mr. Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, during his stay on Cuba, will be also conducting a secondary program including some interviews with other senior Cuban officials and visits to places of scientific and cultural interest, he said.