Havana, Jun 16 (AIN) Cuban vice president Carlos Lage Davila delivered a personal letter from Cuba's President Fidel Castro to His Highness Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani in the Capital Doha, where he also met with Algerian President  Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Lage Davila is heading the Cuban delegation to the 2nd South Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, which winds up Thursday in Qatar.

During the summit's first day of high-level sessions the Cuban top government official met with Emir of the Arab nation on issues related to the summit and underscored the  excellent organization and outcomes of the meeting, which
gathered the heads of state and government of the South countries, which represent the vast majority of all nations of the world.

Meanwhile, during a meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Lage extended a greeting message from the Cuban president. The Algerian head of state was interested in hearing from Fidel Castro, the Cuban situation and other issues related to Latin America. Abdelaziz Bouteflika also addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Middle East situation and the UN Reform.

Carlos Lage is heading an official delegation to the South Summit, which includews Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque; Marta Lomas, minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation; Enrique Enriquez, ambassador to Qatar. June 16 2005

(AIN)