Kingdom of the Netherlands ratifies interest in trading with Cuba

HAVANA, WILLEMSTAD – Guido Landheer, Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade Relations of the Netherlands expressed on Tuesday in Havana, Cuba the interest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to trade with Cuba in areas such as renewable energy, water resources and agriculture.

Landheer is part of a Dutch mission that ended a visit to Cuba on Wednesday, led by Lilianne Ploumen, Minister of Foreign Trade and Cooperation for Development of the Netherlands, and composed of representatives of 77 companies from various sectors, including major corporations such as Philips, Unilever and Heineken. There were also companies from Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten.

At a press conference, the deputy minister stressed that during this visit to the island “very open dialogues with Cuban ministries” were held, as well as various exchanges, mainly focused on renewable energy, water resources and agriculture.