Cubans Seek More Trade with Canada

(The Canadian Press)

Cuba’s trade minister says the Caribbean nation is seeking more business with Canada to bolster his country’s economy during the global economic crisis.

Raul de la Nuez told The Canadian Press he hopes to boost the volume of trade between the two countries in the months ahead.

De la Nuez met this week with his Canadian counterpart, International Trade Minister Stockwell Day, as well as Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

“I think that we have an opportunity to improve or to increase the volume of trade that today we have,” De la Nuez said.

“We think that the relationship between both countries is important to us, and I think during this meeting we had the opportunity to discuss some of these issues.”

A spokeswoman for Day says the two ministers spoke about Canada supplanting Spain as Cuba’s third-largest trading partner, and about the growing number of Canadian tourists vacationing there. Read more here.