EU-Cuba | Mogherini & Mimica in Havana for Cooperation agreement
In Cuba for her second visit, Federica Mogherini i will join Commissioner Neven Mimica i today (Friday 11 March) in initialling an important EU-Cuba "Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement" which covers cooperation in the areas of political dialogue, cooperation and trade.
Later in the day there will be a joint declaration on the closing of the negotiations. Prior to this, High Representative Federica Mogherini will hold talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriquez.
The visit to Cuba began with Federica Mogherini and Neven Mimica (Commissioner for International cooperation and Development) holding a meeting with Ambassadors of EU countries which are represented in Cuba.
The talks on the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement started in April 2014 in Havana and today's closing of negotiations marks an important milestone in the EU's relations with Cuba.
EU-Cuba cooperation was resumed in October 2008 and since then the EU has made available around €140 million for cooperation to Cuba which has helped rebuild after devastating hurricanes, tackle food security as well as projects which help alleviate the effects of climate change, boost renewable energy, culture and education.
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