Cuba and Russia seek to promote aeronautical cooperation as indicated by a recent visit to Moscow by President of the Cuba Civil Aeronautics Institute (IACC) Rogelio Acevedo.

Acevedo met with heads of the Federal Agency of Civil Aviation of Russia during the visit, Cuban newspaper reports said on Wednesday.

Both parties discussed agreements on personnel training, modernization of the Cuban fleet, hydrometeorological research and environmental monitoring.

They also called for a continuation in extending the range of exchange in training crews and scientific cooperation.

The Cuban civil aviation development programs are among the priority issues during the 6th session of the Bilateral High-Level Intergovernmental Commission slated for March 2005 in Moscow.

Source: Xinhua