- Title: CUBA-NETHERLANDS Dutch foreign minister begins official visit to Cuba
- Date: 7th May 2015
- Summary: HAVANA, CUBA (MAY 7, 2015) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BERT KOENDERS ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BERT KOENDERS, SAYING: "I think this visit is really to strengthen our bonds to build bridges between countries and people that have been friends, to determin
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- Location: Cuba
- Country: Cuba
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders kicked off his official visit to Cuba on Thursday (May 7) which aims to bolster ties between the two countries.
Koenders highlighted his goal of increasing political and economic bonds between the Netherlands and Cuba.
"I think this visit is really to strengthen our bonds to build bridges between countries and people that have been friends, to determine economic chances of mutual benefits and to intensify our political cooperation," Koenders told a news conference in Havana.
"I want to be an energizer and we want to really assure that on the basis of mutual respect we can come to a good agreement between the European Union and Cuba around these three areas that I mentioned, political dialogue, economic cooperation and issues of culture and human rights," he added.
Dutch and Cuban delegations met at the Cuban foreign ministry where Koenders held talks with Marcelino Medina from Cuba's Foreign Ministry.
Koenders arrived in Cuba on Wednesday night (May 6) following a visit to various Dutch territories in the Caribbean. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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