Havana, Cuba – The President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, Taur Matan Ruak, placed a wreath on Friday by the Monument to National Hero Jose Marti located at the capital's Revolution Square, as part of his official visit to Cuba.

During the ceremony, the head of state was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra, a representation of the embassy of the Asian nation to Havana and officials of the Foreign Ministry of the Caribbean nation.

Health, education, energy, agriculture and mining are the main sectors currently included in Cuba's cooperation with East Timor, a small Asian country of 24,000 square meters and a little over one million inhabitants. (ACN)