Cuba's First Deputy Minister of Communications will be the chief guest at a reception to mark the 64th anniversary of bilateral relations
First Deputy Head of Cuba's Ministry of Communications (Mincom) Wilfredo Gonzalez has arrived in India on a working visit. The purpose is to implement an extensive programme of bilateral cooperation in the sector of technologies.
The official will meet Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. This is reported by Prensa Latina, a partner of TV BRICS.
He will also attend a meeting between Cuba and India at the headquarters of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and later he will meet the heads of important companies of the Asian country.
In addition, the First Deputy Minister will be the chief guest at a reception to mark the 64th anniversary of bilateral relations on Tuesday, 16 January.
Gonzalez will participate in the three-day “India Soft” event. It starts next Wednesday in New Delhi and will be one of the key activities of the Cuban delegation in the South Asian country.
“India Soft” brings together representatives from over a thousand IT companies every year, showing the competences of the Indian software industry.
It provides many opportunities to forge business partnerships and disseminate information on the latest innovations.
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