Szijjarto discusses econ cooperation with Cuba

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto discussed bilateral economic cooperation with Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, a vice president of Cuba's Council of Ministers, in Budapest on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. The European Union and Cuba signed an agreement on political dialogue and cooperation in 2016, under which EU countries maintain relations with Cuba, the ministry said in a statement. The focus areas of Hungarian-Cuban economic cooperation include water management and food industry. In that framework, a Hungarian water purification plant has been installed in an area hit by Hurricane Irma to supply drinking water to 5,000 local residents.