The Bulgarian enterprises start developing copper deposit and construction of hydro equipment in the Latin American country. "We are ready to open a new page in our economic relations with Cuba, which were discontinued in recent years." This was the statement made by the Minister of Economy,BozhidarLukarsky,at the meetings with Cuban minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierka Diaz and Minister of Industry Salvador Pedro Cruz during his visit in Havana, while heading the Bulgarian business delegation during the exhibition FIHAV 2015 on the CUBA EXPO.
Bulgaria and Cuba have traditionally good friendly relations and many Bulgarian experts have participated in the development of the Cuban economy. Recently 55 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries were celebrated.
Cuba wishes to import again Bulgarian food products, as well as to develop joint enterprises in food industry. This was stated by Cuba’s Minister of Food Industry Maria del Carmen Concepssion on a meeting with BojidarLukarski, Bulgarian Minister of Economy and the delegation accompanying him in Havana. The portfolio of business opportunities that Cuba proposes in this field was represented at the meeting. Mrs Concepssion specified that there already are foreign joint ventures entering the local market.
Minister Lukarski outlined that one specific opportunity was to restore the production of Bulgarian yoghurt for the Cuban market by our state company LBBulgaricum, owned by Ministry of Economy.
For her part, the Cuban Minister expressed her wish for increase of import of Cuban rum, cigars, coffee and other products for Bulgaria. In her opinion, opportunities exist for creating joint enterprises for distribution of Cuban goods.
Before that though the Bulgarian companies from the business delegation in Havana representedtheir opportunities at a meeting with the Head of the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba Orlando ErnandesGuien.