“This is the first time that a Salvadoran FM visits Cuba since both nations established diplomatic relations in 1902,” Martinez Bonilla recalled after placing a floral wreath before the monument dedicated to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti at the Revolution Square in Havana.

The distinguished visitor, accompanied by Cuban Deputy FM Marcos Rodriguez Costa, toured the Jose Marti Memorial where he learned details of Martí’s life and work.

Speaking with reporters there, he announced that during his stay in the Caribbean nation he will inaugurate the Salvadoran embassy in Havana and will sign a bilateral framework agreement.

“We are looking forward to signing these agreement and others in the fields of education, health, science and technology,” he stressed and added that the current integration process in Latin America and the Caribbean is necessary and transcendental.

Martinez Bonilla and his accompanying delegation will visit the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine. He will also hold official talks with his Cuban counterpart.

Cuba and El Salvador established diplomatic relations on November 11, 1902, and they were interrupted by El Salvador in March 1961. Then, after the electoral victory of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation front, President Mauricio Funes decided to resume bilateral diplomatic relations on June 1, 2008.