Havana, Cuba.- According to local media, during a meeting on Saturday to assess the progress of foreign investment and exports in the country, the head of State said that this process in those sectors has been slow.

According to Cubadebate website, Díaz-Canel stated that leaders at all levels in agriculture and the food industry should be more proactive and dynamic in the completion of business.

Deputy Agriculture Minister Maury Echevarría stressed that the creation of the joint venture Tropical Contramaestre S.A. was completed in 2018 to produce and process fruits and vegetables for the tourism sector, the domestic market and export.

When referring to exports, Echevarría pointed out that in late April, that indicator reached 110 percent, and the Tabacuba Business Group played a key role in that achievement.

Participants in the meeting also learned that in the case of the food industry, Cuba has planned this year to continue the investment process in the joint venture Nescor S.A, and to start in Comital S.A. Foreign investment in Cuba is defined as a fundamental element of the country's development, according to documents from the 7th Congress of the Communist Party. (PL)

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