Cuban President Raul Castro and visiting Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Friday signed a series of agreements aimed at enhancing the levels of cooperation between the two countries.
The agreements were signed at the Palace of the Revolution in the Cuban capital of Havana, and are aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation in the fields of health, education, sports, energy, science and technology, and foreign relations.
Earlier in the day, Correa, who arrived in Cuba on his first official visit on Wednesday, attended a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of Fidel Castro's arrival in Havana after the triumph of the Revolution.
Correa is accompanied on his Cuban visit by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Fander Falconi, Education Minister Raul Vallejo and Health Minister Caroline Chang, and many other senior officials.
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