Busy Agenda for Cuban Delegation Attending African Union Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 . The Cuban delegation to the 12th Summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, met with numerous African personalities and dignitaries as part of its busy agenda during the gathering.

The island's mission was headed by Ambassador Ivan Mora, director of the Cuban Foreign Ministry's Sub-Saharan Africa Division.

Among the African leaders met by the Cuban delegation were outgoing frican Union Chairman Jean Ping, the Vice President of Ghana, John Mahama, and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States, Mohamed Ibn Chambas.

Ambassador Mora also met with the foreign ministers of Angola, Benin, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Zambia, the Ivory Coast, Chad, Sudan, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Malawi, Algeria and Ethiopia.

Issues of bilateral interest were discussed during the various meetings, particularly Cuba's cooperation in different fields. Also, the expressions of solidarity toward Cuba and wishes for the speedy recovery of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro were also unanimous.

(Intercambia funcionario cubano con personalidades africanas )