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• 09 / 08 / 2008

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The Venezuelan delegation arrived in Cuba to assess the island state´s aid priorities after the passage of powerful Hurricane Gustav, daily Juventud Rebelde said.

The friendly meeting was held Friday night, when

Raul Castro explained Reyes Rangel the considerable damage the hurricane caused on Western Cuba´s housing, economic, educational and health infrastructure.

The Cuban President also informed his guest of the current meteorological situation in the Caribbean, caused mainly by climatic changes.

Also attending the meeting were Cuba´s army generals Julio Casas Regueiro and Leopoldo Cintra Frias, Vice President Carlos Lage, and Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque.

Venezuela´s Isidro Ubaldo Rondon, Infrastructure minister, deputy foreign minister Francisco Javier Árias and high-ranking officers from the Venezuelan Army were also present at the meeting.

(PL)