Denmark and France, 1995
Denmark
Copenhagen
March 10 • Arrival at the airport of Copenhagen.
• Statements to Channel 2 of the Danish television.
March 11
• Fidel attended the opening ceremony of the World Summit on Social Development, at the Bella Center.
• Speech delivered at a meeting in solidarity with Cuba and South Africa, at the Falconer Center Theatre.
• Fidel attended a reception hosted in his honor by Margaret II, Queen of Denmark.
March 12
• Speech delivered at the World Conference on Social Development, at Bella Center.
• Interview granted to the Cuban press, at Scandinavia Hotel.
France
Paris
March 13
• Arrival at Paris airport.
• Exchange with Danielle Mitterrand over breakfast at the headquarters of the France-Liberté Foundation.
• Exchange with Francois Mitterrand during lunch at the Elysium.
• Speech delivered at the UNESCO headquarters.
• Conversation with Philippe Seguin, President of the National Assembly of France, at the parliament’s headquarters.
• Conversation with Georges Marchais, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of France during a visit paid to his residence.
March 14
• Tour around Les Invalides, the Louvre, the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte, Notre Dame, the Arch of Triumph and the Eiffel Tower.
• Meeting with the French Patronage National Council.
• Fidel attended a reception hosted by the Cuban Embassy at the Latin America House.
March 15
• Visit to the headquarters of the organization France-Liberté.
• Conversation held with Danielle Mitterrand and some entrepreneurs.
• Press Conference given at the headquarters of the organization France-Liberté.
• Tour around the Palace of Versailles.
• Visit to the house of Victor Hugo.
• Visit to the Orsay Museum.
Burgundy
March 16
• Tour around Burgundy, the land of wine.
• Exchange with Gerard Bourgoin during a visit to the headquarters of the agro-food society Bourgoin S.A.
• Visit to Chablis. Tour around the vineyards of Gerard Moreau, an important wine producer.
• Words of gratitude pronounced during the visit to the wine cellar of Domaine Vocoret, where he was given an award granted by the city of Chailley.