- Title: Mexican and Cuban foreign ministers meet in Havana, discuss regional matters
- Date: 18th August 2017
- Summary: HAVANA, CUBA (AUGUST 18, 2017) (REUTERS TV) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** MEXICAN FOREIGN MINISTER LUIS VIDEGARAY AND CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER BRUNO RODRIGUEZ ENTERING FOREIGN MINISTRY CUBAN AND MEXICAN FLAGS VIDEGARAY AND RODRIGUEZ SHAKING HANDS AND WALKING INTO CONFERENCE ROOM VIDEGARAY, RODRIGUEZ AND OFFICIALS AT MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEXICAN FOREIGN MINISTER, LUIS VIDEGARAY, SAYING: "I hope to come soon as a tourist, to be one more among the four million tourists that already come to Cuba, a number that will surely increase and we want many more of them to be Mexican. Last year, 135,000 Mexicans visited Cuba, most as tourists, and we want that number to continue increase. Our job is precisely to create the conditions for this to happen and we want business, trade and investments to increase and, of course, academic, cultural and research ties that are so important and that strengthen this relationship." RODRIGUEZ TALKING DURING MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER, BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, SAYING: "Bilateral relations are moving ahead well, in full development, in constant progress. At the same time, there is great potential in all areas to continue developing." OFFICIALS AT MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEXICAN FOREIGN MINISTER, LUIS VIDEGARAY, SAYING: "We continue to work on this bilateral relationship and I agree with the foreign minister that it is on very good terms, with concrete matters, with very tangible advances that, above all, signal potential." MEXICAN FLAG OUTSIDE CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTRY EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY WITH CUBAN AND MEXICAN FLAGS
- Embargoed: 1st September 2017 17:59
- Keywords: Cuba Venezuela foreign ministers trade pressure
- Location: HAVANA, CUBA
- City: HAVANA, CUBA
- Country: Cuba
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016UOPWEB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Mexico's Foreign Minister is in Havana hoping to get Cuba, one of Venezuela's top allies, to help resolve the tense political situation in the South American nation, a senior Mexican official who was briefed about the trip said.
The two foreign ministers hailed their close relationship, trade and tourism between their two countries. According to the official and a document seen by Reuters Videgaray has accepted Havana's request to expand a credit line with Mexico's state-owned Bancomext bank from 30 million to 56 million euros as a gesture of good will. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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