The Guinea Bissau President was welcomed by Cuban Foreign deputy Minister Ana Teresita González Fraga at the Jose Marti International Airport in this capital.

During his stay Bacai Sanha will hold official talks with the Cuban President Raul Castro and carry out other activities.

In this, his first visit to Cuba as a dignitary, Bacai Sanha travels accompanied by the Ministers of State Soares Sambu, counselor for Political and Diplomatic Affairs and Angelo Agusto Regalla, who is also Presidential Spokesman, among other officials.

Cuba and Guinea Bissau maintain friendly and cordial political and diplomatic relations, and develop important links of bilateral cooperation, especially in the areas of health and education.

A total of 1,576 Cuban health professionals have served in Guinea Bissau since June 2001 and currently more than 40 doctors and medical professors cooperate there in the health care and train 171 students from that country.

Cuba and Guinea Bissau established diplomatic relations in October 1973.