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Havana. July 22, 2009
Fruitful meeting between
Raúl and Dos Santos
. Talks took place on the second day of the Cuban president's visit to
Angola
Jorge Martín Blandino /Photo: Raúl Abreu
LUANDA, July 21.- The meeting between Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz and
Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos allowed for a broad and fruitful
exchange of ideas, as corresponds to the fraternity existing between the two
nations.
Raúl's arrival at the Presidential Palace where President Dos Santos was
awaiting him was followed by a reception ceremony. After the playing of both
countries' national anthems and a review of the Honor Guard, the two leaders
greeted Angolan high government officials and members of the Cuban delegation.
Subsequently, Raúl and Dos Santos had a private meeting while members of
the two countries' delegations met simultaneously.
This new exchange will give fresh impetus to the already rapidly growing
mutual and advantageous cooperation between the two nations, linked together in
sisterhood through long years of struggle.
Speaking to the press, Angolan Heath Minister Jose Viera Van-Dunen
described Cuban cooperation in achieving government objectives in this vital
sphere as indispensable.
From the end of 2006, the number of Cuban collaborators has grown more
than five-fold and currently stands at 2,000-plus, more than half of them in
the area of health. Another 500 are university professors or technical school
instructors. This year a literacy campaign began with the help of Cuban
advisors.
Currently more than 200 young Angolans are studying in Cuba, 140 of them
in different branches of the medical sciences. In addition, five Faculties of
Medicine, with professors from the island, have been operating since last year.
In 2014, 500 new doctors will graduate from these programs.
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