[NYTr] Raul Castro Meets with Honduran President
 
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 19:18:03 -0500 (CDT)

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Raul Castro Meets with Honduran President

Havana, oct.9 (ACN) Cuba's First Vice-president Raul Castro welcomed 
Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales in an official ceremony 
Tuesday in the Cuban capital.

Zelaya's trip marks the first time that a Honduran president visits 
Cuba. The two countries reestablished diplomatic relations in January 
2002.

The formal reception of the head of state took place in the Palace of 
the Revolution and included a review of an honor guard of the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

Following the reception, Raul Castro and Manuel Zelaya held official
talks.

The large Honduran delegation accompanying President Zelaya includes 
Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez, other cabinet members, representatives 
of different political parties, executives of the chambers of commerce 
and the tourism industry, and community, business and labor leaders.

Carlos Lage, executive secretary of the Council of Ministers; Felipe 
Perez Roque, foreign minister; Marta Lomas, minister of foreign 
investment and economic collaboration; Fernando Remirez Estenoz, head 
of the international relations department of the Communist Party 
Central Committee, and other government and political leaders were on 
hand to receive the Honduran president.

Honduras has supported the annual resolution presented by Cuba at the 
United Nations calling for an end to the nearly half century US 
blockade on the island. The Central American nation joined the 
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 1995. The 118-member body is currently 
chaired by Cuba.

Since hurricane Mitch battered Honduras in October 1998, a total of 
1,500 Cubans have provided medical services in the sister nation. 
Meanwhile, a thousand Hondurans are studying at Cuban universities, 
many at medical school.

Zelaya and his delegation continue their two-day visit on Wednesday. 
Included on their busy agenda is a tour of the Latin American School of 
Medical Sciences. The Honduran leader is also scheduled to meet with 
Yadira Garcia, minister of basic industry and a member of the Communist 
Party Politburo.

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