The Dominican Republic signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement with Cuba in Santo Domingo yesterday. Technical Secretary of the Presidency, engineer Tem?stocles Mont?s, signed for the DR. Cuba was represented by Ibrahim Ferradaz, Minister of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation who traveled to the DR on Sunday, 10 December accompanied by 10 other technicians. Mont?s explained that the agreement opens the doors for other agreements, such as a free trade agreement. He explained the present agreement covers areas of planning, finance, development, environment, natural resources, technological and productive innovations, electronics, mining, fishing, agriculture, agribusiness and technology. It establishes bases for the cooperation in areas of transport, ports, communications, housing, urbanism, tourism, health, commerce, promotion of exports, social development, as well as international cooperation.
