http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2009/julio/mier22/Fruitful.html
Havana. July 22, 2009 Fruitful meeting between Raúl and Dos Santos . Talks took place on the second day of the Cuban president's visit to Angola Jorge Martín Blandino /Photo: Raúl Abreu LUANDA, July 21.- The meeting between Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz and Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos allowed for a broad and fruitful exchange of ideas, as corresponds to the fraternity existing between the two nations. Raúl's arrival at the Presidential Palace where President Dos Santos was awaiting him was followed by a reception ceremony. After the playing of both countries' national anthems and a review of the Honor Guard, the two leaders greeted Angolan high government officials and members of the Cuban delegation. Subsequently, Raúl and Dos Santos had a private meeting while members of the two countries' delegations met simultaneously. This new exchange will give fresh impetus to the already rapidly growing mutual and advantageous cooperation between the two nations, linked together in sisterhood through long years of struggle. Speaking to the press, Angolan Heath Minister Jose Viera Van-Dunen described Cuban cooperation in achieving government objectives in this vital sphere as indispensable. From the end of 2006, the number of Cuban collaborators has grown more than five-fold and currently stands at 2,000-plus, more than half of them in the area of health. Another 500 are university professors or technical school instructors. This year a literacy campaign began with the help of Cuban advisors. Currently more than 200 young Angolans are studying in Cuba, 140 of them in different branches of the medical sciences. In addition, five Faculties of Medicine, with professors from the island, have been operating since last year. In 2014, 500 new doctors will graduate from these programs.
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