Havana, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Relations between Mexico and Cuba maintain today promising perspectives, which will allow to expand trade, cultural and cooperation ties.
In that sense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that nation, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, who made an official visit to the Caribbean island, said there is a renewed relationship between the two states, based on the historical ties of friendship and solidarity, which today find a new expression.

She stressed that such renewal seeks to promote this new closeness in several fields such as trade, but also in other areas such as cooperation and cultural exchange.

In this way, Ruiz Massieu said that there is great interest from Mexican companies and industries to increase their presence here, and that they want to be part of this new opportunity that is opening in our relations, she added.

Also, the Minister referred to the deepening of ties in tourism, in education (where both nations signed more than 20 agreements between universities several months ago) and in the cultural sphere (with the participation of more than 300 artists in the International Festival Mayan Culture, where the Caribbean island this year's guest country). On the other hand, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said yesterday that there is great potential to develop relations in all fields: cultural, scientific, academic, sporting and economic.

Rodríguez also also thanked Mexico's stance against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the island by the United States for half a century.

In Mexico we recognize a country with which we have a very strong relation and we are willing to increase economic cooperation and trade ties, which are very promising with the presence of Mexican investors in the Mariel Special Development Zone, strategic spot for Cuban foreign trade, located west of this capital.