Cuban President Raul Castro met an intense agenda during his official visit to Trinidad Tobago on Wednesday, prior to his participation, heading the Cuban delegation, at the 4th Cuba-CARICOM Summit that opens on Thursday in Port of Spain.

Raul Castro Arrived Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago, where he was welcomed by President George Richards and Prime Minister Kamla Persard-Bissessar.

During the meeting, the Cuban President reiterated his gratefulness to Trinidad-Tobago, as well as to Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados for the establishment of relations in 1972.

Prior to the meeting, Raul Castro, accompanied by President George Richards laid a wreath at the monument paying homage to the martyrs of the First and Second World Wars, at the Memorial Park.

During talks with the Trinidadian President, the Cuban head of state stressed the significance of bilateral relations between the two countries and passed the greetings of the Cuban people.

Raul´s official agenda concluded this evening with an official reception offered by President Richards, and tomorrow the Cuban President will be heading the island´s delegation to the Cuba-CARICOM Summit.

RHC´s Barbara Betancourt said from Port of Spain that a large part of the session will be held close doors to address issues like regional integration, climate change, the increasing sea level that threatens small Caribbean island nations, disaster mitigation, drug trafficking, among other of bilateral interest, such as cooperation in different fields.

Fidel and Raul Castro, along the People, Paid Homage to Cuban Internationalists

Floral wreaths on behalf of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro were laid at a monument at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery, in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba, in honor of the Cubans who died during internationalist military missions in Africa.

Every December 7, Cubans mark an anniversary of the day in which the mortal remains of those who died during meeting their duty in Africa were brought back home and buried in 1989.

At the Santa Ifigenia cemetery, the people of Santiago de Cuba also commemorated the death in combat of Lieutenant General Antonio Maceo, 115 years ago, and the birth of the 26 of July Movement leader Frank Pais Garcia, in 1934.

Other wreaths laid at the Pantheon were on behalf of the Association of Veterans of the Cuban Revolution, the Cuban people and relatives of those who were killed in action. (ACN)

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