Havana.- Cuban and Cape Verdean authorities signed a parliamentary cooperation protocol on Friday in Havana seeking to boost relations between both institutions.

The document was penned by Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon and his Cape Verdean counterpart Aristides Raimundo Lima who arrived in the island on Thursday. The protocol establishes the commitment to target cooperation programs and projects at all legislative and parliamentarian activities.

It also looks to foster understanding among deputies and officials from both countries and the planning of cooperation and exchange actions on technical areas and parliamentary services.

The protocol will come into effect 30 days after the signing day, February 12, and it will be effective for a period of four years after which it can be further extended. Furthermore, the document lays the foundations to increase exchange between mutual friendship parliamentary groups.

After the signing ceremony, Raimundo Lima thanked Alarcon for the invitation to visit the island and for providing an opportunity to establish a juridical framework that favors relations between the two countries and parliaments.

Alarcon said he was satisfied with the visit of the Cape Verdean official and for the joint efforts which respond to the excellent bonds between the two nations.Taken Cubanews