Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, yesterday June 5, received the honorable Mr. Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, who was visiting Cuba on the occasion of the 7th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS-AEC).
The meeting allowed the two leaders to reconfirm the good state of bilateral relations and positive results of cooperation in diverse areas, while also providing an opportunity to discuss regional and international issues of common interest.
President Bouterse was accompanied by Foreign Minister Niermala S. Badrising; Minister of Finances Gilmore A. Hoefdraad; and Ambassador Ike D. Antonius.
Also attending on the Cuban side was Marcelino Medina González, first deputy foreign minister.
(Granma)