The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, considered it an honor to visit the British royal couple, Prince Charles of Wales and the Duchess Camila of Cornwall, to Cuba, with which he will meet on Monday in Havana.
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In a message on the social network Twitter, the Cuban leader welcomed his Highnesses, and said it is an honor for Cuba to receive them and show them the country that it is.
#Cuba da la bienvenida al #PríncipeCarlos y a su esposa, la duquesa Camila de Cornualles. Nos honra recibirlos y mostrarles con orgullo la nación que somos. Hoy les recibiré y sostendremos conversaciones. La visita expresa el buen estado de nuestras relaciones #SomosCuba pic.twitter.com/l97Qwih6m5
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) 25 de marzo de 2019
He also confirmed that he will hold talks with Prince Charles of Wales and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall, adding that his visit shows the good state of relations between Cuba and the United Kingdom.
Prince Charles of Wales and Duchess Camilla of Cornwall arrived the day before to the Major of the Antilles and as the first of their activities they paid tribute to the Apostle José Martí and toured the memorial that bears the name of the Cuban National Hero located in the capital Plaza de the Revolution, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita González.
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On Monday morning, they will tour the Palace of the Captains General in the historic quarter of Havana, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1982.
Later, they will attend a dinner hosted by the host head of state and a gala ballet at the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso. The agenda of Prince Charles of Wales and the Duchess Camilla of Cornwall in Cuba includes meetings with entrepreneurs from the private sector and with members of a British classic car club, and tours of community and art centers. They will also learn about actions in Cuba on urban agriculture, combating domestic violence, preservation of the environment and heritage restoration.
A visit to the Mariel Special Development Zone is planned for the ceremony to start the construction of a photovoltaic park with British support.Relations between the United Kingdom and Cuba These were driven by the presence here in 2016 of the then Secretary of State for External Relations, Philip Hammond (current Minister of Finance) and the transit visit to the European country last November by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez. -In 2016, the then Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Commonwealth, Philip Hammond made a visit to Cuba, the first of that level since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. -In November 2018, Díaz-Canel made a transit visit to the United Kingdom, a favorable occasion to hold various meetings, which included the second figure of the government and current Finance Minister, Philip Hammond. – There is an interest shared by both governments to continue strengthening economic relations and cooperation in areas of common interest such as energy, agriculture, health and education. -In the tourism sector, the United Kingdom remains among the main markets for visitors to Cuba, ranking sixth in 2018.
