Cuban News Agency

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Machado Ventura, who is also the second secretary of Cuba’s Communist
Party, shared views with political leaders in Guantanamo about the
improvement of the party’s municipal structures.

These exchanges allow updating and informing the local party leaders and
orient working efforts towards the goals drawn up by the National
Conference of the Communist Party and to the implementation of the
Economic and Social Guidelines adopted by the 6th Congress of the
political organization, said Machado.

The Cuban First Vice-president toured places and facilities of social,
economic and cultural interest, which have undergone an improvement
process promoted since 2006 by the Party’s social development program.

This process includes investment of indoor facilities and the outdoor area
of the Mariana Grajales Revolution Square, which will be the main scenario
for July 26 National Celebrations. Machado underscored the high quality of
refurbishing works and suggested that the local facilities could host
scientific and cultural events.
 
Speaking with the workers, Machado referred to the progressive increase
experienced by the production of cocoa and coffee, two major economic
sectors in Guatanamo. He also underlined the investment made in a pickles
plant, and other actions aimed at boosting the economic development of the
eastern province.

The Cuban First Vice-president was accompanied by Ramon Balaguer, member
of the Communist Party’s Secretariat, and by Luis Torres, first party
secretary in the province.