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ESTADOS UNIDOS, 11 de abril de 2018.- Los días 10 y 11 de abril de 2018, tuvo lugar en Washington un encuentro técnico entre autoridades de Cuba y Estados Unidos sobre cooperación en materia de agricultura.

Delegations from Cuba and the United States met to establish a Plan for Bilateral Coordination as part of the implementation of an Agreement signed by both countries in the field of cooperation on the preparedness and response to the pollution caused by discharges of hydrocarbons and other harmful or potentially  hazardous substances in the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straits.

The Cuban delegation was composed of representatives of the Ministries of Transportation, the Interior, Energy and Mines, Science, Technology and the Environment, Foreign Affairs, and the National Civil Defense General Staff while the U.S. delegation was composed by representatives of the Department of State and the Coast Guard Service.

The working sessions were held yesterday and today in Fort Lauderdale, in the State of Florida, in a professional and mutually respectful ambiance. This exchange reflects the importance of bilateral cooperation for the protection of the marine environment in a region of great economic importance for both countries as is the Gulf Mexico and the Florida Straits.(Cubaminrex)

Authorities of the Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue System of the Republic of Cuba (SAR-Cuba) participated in the observance of a tabletop exercise on search and rescue in Key West, Florida, in response to an invitation extended by the U.S. Coast Guard Service. The initiative, which took place on March 6, 2018, falls within the context of the bilateral governmental cooperation after the signing of an Agreement on this field on January 18, 2017.

Delegaciones de Cuba y los Estados Unidos se reunieron para establecer un Plan de Coordinación Bilateral como parte de la implementación del Acuerdo suscrito por ambos países en materia de cooperación sobre la preparación y respuesta a la contaminación causada por derrames de hidrocarburos y otras sustancias nocivas y potencialmente peligrosas en el Golfo de México y el Estrecho de la Florida.

Autoridades del Sistema Aeronáutico y Marítimo de Búsqueda y Salvamento de la República de Cuba (SAR-Cuba) participaron en la observación de un ejercicio de mesa sobre búsqueda y salvamento en Cayo Hueso, Florida, atendiendo a una invitación del Servicio de Guardacostas de los Estados Unidos. La iniciativa, que tuvo lugar este 6 de marzo de 2018, se inscribe en el marco de la cooperación gubernamental bilateral tras la firma del Acuerdo sobre esta materia, el 18 de enero de 2017.