The nineteenth edition of the international fair Expocaribe 2024 was inaugurated this Wednesday in Santiago de Cuba with the participation of 28 countries, 12 Cuban provinces, over 300 national and 46 foreign companies.
Oscar Pérez-Oliva, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Republic of Cuba, considered that Expocaribe serves as a showcase for the products and service offers of participating companies and countries, especially those from eastern Cuba, while he thanked and appreciated the permanent displays of solidarity of the representatives of Caribbean nations towards Cuba.
Pérez-Oliva recognized the efforts of the organizers of the event that takes place in the midst of a complex national economic context and called for them to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the idiosyncrasy and solidarity of the people of Santiago de Cuba and for Caribbean businessmen to strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation.
Abdool Halim Majeed, Ambassador of the Republic of Guyana to Cuba, expressed on behalf of the Caribbean Community, Caricom, that Cuba is an inseparable part of the region, a power in Science and Technology, Education and Culture, an extraordinary nation that has resisted for more than 60 years the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States government.
Present at the opening session were Beatriz Johnson, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and first Secretary in Santiago de Cuba, Antonio Carricarte, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba and Manuel Falcón, governor of the South Eastern territory. .
sWith some 2,600 square meters of exhibition area, Cuba's second commercial exchange has, on this occasion, representations from all sectors of the Cuban economy, self-employed workers, micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and non-agricultural cooperatives.
(With information and photos from Prensa Latina)
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