Miguel Díaz-Canel and Carlos Mesa. Photo: CMHW

Miguel Díaz-Canel, member of the Politburo and First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Wednesday afternoon with Carlos Mesa, former Bolivian President and official representative and international spokesperson of the Maritime Demand of the Pluri-national State of Bolivia, who is on a working tour of several countries in the region.

According to the Granma newspaper, Mesa explained the First VP the essential elements of the demand presented by Bolivia at the International Court of Justice of The Hague to achieve an honorable negotiation with the Republic of Chile on a sovereign access to the sea for his country.

Díaz-Canel ratified the official Bolivian representative the historic stance of Cuba in support of the fair demand of Bolivia and to the search for a peaceful and negotiated solution between the two countries for the good of peace, unity and Latin American and Caribbean integration.

The distinguished visitor was accompanied by Palmiro Soria, Ambassador of the Pluri-national State of Bolivia to Havana. Cuba was also represented at the meeting by the Director for South America of the Foreign Ministry, Pedro Pablo Prada.