Cuba’s First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, and the Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Joaquín Rafael Branco, discussed the current state of relations between their two countries on Monday.

With the presence of other top government officials, including Cuba’s Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque, the two leaders analyzed the development of bilateral relations and discussed issues in relation to the international arena.

Sao Tome and Principe’s Prime Minister availed himself of the opportunity to wish Fidel Castro good health and he expressed the friendship and solidarity of his country with the Cuban people.