DEPUTY MINISTER MASINA TO LEAD BUSINESS
DELEGATION TO CUBA
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr
Mzwandile Masina will lead a delegation of fifteen (15) South African exporters
to the 32nd Havana
International Trade Fair taking place in Havana ,
Cuba from 2–8 November
2014.
The objective of the trade fair is to create
market penetration for South African value-added products and services in Cuba and to promote South Africa as a trade and
investment destination.
According to Deputy Minister Masina, the
participation by South African companies will provide an excellent platform for
identifying trade and investment opportunities in the technology and innovation,
metals and mining, electro-technical, chemicals, capital equipment
capabilities, and engineering and allied services sectors.
“Cuba
is one of South Africa ’s
most important political partners in Latin America and the Caribbean .
South Africa and Cuba have
strong bilateral exchanges in the fields of socio-economic activity. One
of the most significant agreements signed between South
Africa and Cuba is the Joint Bilateral
Commission (JBC). The objective of JBC is to strengthen bilateral relations and
cooperation between the two countries in all fields. It provides a platform
where the two governments participate fully and undertake to work together on
multi-disciplinary issues of interest that includes trade and investment
cooperation,’’ said Masina.
Masina’s programme will include several
bilateral meetings with representatives of government
and business.
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