Pretoria, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of South Africa and Cuba highlighted the importance of boosting bilateral cooperation in higher education, and agreed on the relevance of exchanges in the fields of science and technology.
Those issues were addressed by the South African Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Blade Nzimande, at a meeting with Cuban Ambassador Rodolfo Benitez, a spokesman for the Cuban diplomatic mission said on Saturday.
The meeting between Nzimande, who is also secretary general of the Communist Party of South Africa, and Ambassador Benitez was described as productive and allowed assessing the growing links between the higher education sectors in both States, particularly in strengthening academic exchanges between universities from the two countries.
The two officials agreed on the importance of effective exchange between Cuba and South Africa in the fields of science and technology, using scientific results for the benefit of both peoples, it was reported.
The Cuban diplomat conveyed the Cuban people's gratitude to the South African Communist Party, 'for its recent strong declaration to reject the policy of blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba and for the permanent signs of solidarity with Cuba.'
Both parties also valued the excellent relations between the Communist Party of Cuba and its counterpart in South Africa.
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The meeting between Nzimande, who is also secretary general of the Communist Party of South Africa, and Ambassador Benitez was described as productive and allowed assessing the growing links between the higher education sectors in both States, particularly in strengthening academic exchanges between universities from the two countries.
The two officials agreed on the importance of effective exchange between Cuba and South Africa in the fields of science and technology, using scientific results for the benefit of both peoples, it was reported.
The Cuban diplomat conveyed the Cuban people's gratitude to the South African Communist Party, 'for its recent strong declaration to reject the policy of blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba and for the permanent signs of solidarity with Cuba.'
Both parties also valued the excellent relations between the Communist Party of Cuba and its counterpart in South Africa.
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