Havana, Cuba - Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Monday afternoon with Ri Su Yong, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

During the fraternal meeting, the two parties verified the excellent and historic bonds of friendship existing between the two nations and spoke about international topics of common interest.

The visitor was accompanied by Pak Chang Yul, ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Ho Yong Bok, director for Africa and the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cuba was also represented at the meeting by Bruno Rodriguez and Rogelio Sierra, minister and deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, respectively.