The delegations are headed by the Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA), Jose Miyar Barrueco, and by his Brazilian counterpart, Sergio Machado Rezende.

Machado Rezende and his accompanying delegation arrived in Havana on Tuesday to participate in this working session that aims at increasing cooperation ties that began in 2002 when a group of Brazilian experts visited Cuba.

The most recent agreement in this respect dates back to February 2008 when Cuban and Brazilian representatives signed an Amendment to an existing Agreement on science, technology and innovation, particularly in the area of radio-medicines, nanotechnology and renewable energy.