Havana - Cuban President Raul Castro on Thursday met with leaders of Lesotho and Namibia to boost relations and cooperation with the African nations, according to a government statement.
Castro met with Prime Minister of Lesotho Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili at the presidential palace where they exchanged views on bilateral relations and expressed their will to strengthen ties with further co-operation in areas such as health, education and sports.
During his-four day visit to Cuba, Mosisili met with various government officials, signed a number of cooperation agreements and visited students from his nation studying in the island country.
More than 50 students from Lesotho are studying in Cuba now, while Havana currently has medical and educational advisors in the African nation. Cuba established diplomatic relations in 1979 with Lesotho, a landlocked small country completely surrounded by South Africa.
Castro also held talks with Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia and an anti-apartheid activist, who is also visiting the island to further strengthen relations between the two countries.
Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South-West Africa People's Organization and played an important role as leader of the national liberation movement in campaigning for Namibia's independence from South African rule.
Xinhua