Vice President Ansari meets Fidel Castro as he wraps up Cuba visit

After concluding a “landmark” tour of Peru during which four agreements were signed, Ansari arrived in Cuba yesterday.  Soon after his arrival, Ansari inaugurated a Festival of India that began with “Nrityaroopa”, a fusion of six classical dances, greeted with applause from thousands of Cubans.  Ansari also held delegation level talks with Cuban leaders.


The Vice President also visited the Biotechnology Centre here, where he hailed the “pioneering work” done by it and underlined “immense possibilities” for cooperation between the two countries in the area.

Earlier in the day, Ansari visited the Revolution Plaza to place a wreath at the Jose Marti Memorial.  “The Memorial gives an excellent account of Jose Marti's struggle for freedom. It symbolises the success of the Cuban revolution and its ideals of justice and equality,” he wrote in the visitor's book.