The Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz met on Friday with the directors of the Chinese companyYutong, who promised that they will continue doing business with Cuba
“I received Mr. Wang Wentao, vice president of Yutong, this afternoon. We balance the 18 years of its presence in Cuba and the message from its president conveyed to me the certainty that Yutong will continue to develop in our country to support the transportation of the people,"wroteMarrero on his Twitter account, along with images of the meeting.
The meeting takes place in the midst of the transportation crisis affecting Cuba and public opinion scrutiny of relations between both countries following revelations that the two regimes would be negotiating the construction of a joint facility for military training.
Recently, the Minister of Transportation of Cuba,Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, recognized thatThe technical availability of state transportation in Cuba has been below 50% due to lack of spare parts for the last three years.
Likewise, the minister recognized that state transportation is not profitable and also referred to the poor state of the roads in the country.
The Chinese company YutongIn recent years, it has provided the Cuban Government with the vast majority of buses that are part of the Havana transportation service and the island's tourist companies.
The largest of the Antilles isone of the main markets for Yutong in Latin America. In fact, in 2017 it had already sold more than 6,800 units and 20 models, dominating 70% of the local market.
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