granma.cu -California Agriculture Secretary visits Cuba

California Agriculture Secretary Arthur Cawuamura, confirmed here on Monday that he is visiting Cuba on an exploratory mission to promote the sale of products from this state in the western United States.

It is the first time that a delegation from the state of California has visited Cuba, Cawaumura informed the press in Havana’s Hotel Nacional, speaking with Pedro Alvarez, president of the Cuban food distribution company, ALIMPORT.”*

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