Carolina Cerqueira, president of the Angolan National Assembly, arrived in Cuba today on an official visit, leading a parliamentary delegation from that African country.
The National Assembly of People’s Power (Cuban Parliament) reported on its website that Representative Alberto Núñez Betancourt, head of the International Relations Commission, received Cerqueira at José Martí International Airport in Havana.
In welcoming her, Betancourt extended warm greetings to the visitor from her Cuban counterpart, Esteban Lazo Hernández, and from the leadership of the legislative body. Cerqueira expressed her joy and honor to visit Cuba, a country historically very close to Angola, dating back to the shared struggle to defend the independence and national sovereignty of that Central African nation.
She added that her stay here will contribute to strengthening relations of friendship, cooperation, and affection with the National Assembly and the Cuban people. The president of the Angolan National Assembly will hold talks with Esteban Lazo Hernández and other Cuban authorities, and will tour centers of economic, historical, scientific, and cultural interest, among other activities.
Also present at the reception at the airport were Carlos Cruz de Lemos Sardinha Dias, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Cuba; Jesús Rafael Mora; and Ulman Carmona Ramos, Director and Official of International Relations of the National Assembly, respectively.
