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26 Oct 82 CUBA Q1 GDR MILITARY DELEGATION RETURNS HOME AFTER TALKS FL251907 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1500 GMT 25 Oct 82 Text Army Gen Raul Castro, second secretary of the party Central Committee and minister of FAR, has seen off Army Gen Heinz Hoffmann, member of the Politburo of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and defense minister of the GDR.
Div Gen Senen Casas Regueiro, first vice minister of the FAR, and Div Gen Sixto Batista Santana, chief of the FAR Central Political Directorate, both alternate, members of the Politburo, were also present at the Jose Marti airport.
During his visit to Cuba, the GDR defense minister met with Commander in Chief Fidel Castro and with the minister of the FAR and visited several military institutions.
ACTIVITIES OF ANGOLA LUCIO LARA REPORTED Visits Santiago de Cuba FL231858 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1834 GMT 25 Oct 82 Text Lucio Lara, member of Angola MPLA Labor Party Politburo, has arrived in Santiago de Cuba accompanied by Jorge Risquet Valdes, member of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Politburo. Jose Ramon Balaguer Cabrera, member of the PCC Central Committee and first party secretary in Santiago de Cuba Province, welcomed the distinguished visitor at the Antonio Maceo International Airport.
This morning Lucio Lara and the delegation accompanying him visited the 26 July school city and the Siboney farm.
During his stay in the revolution birthplace, the Angolan leader will meet with party leaders in Santiago de Cuba Province and visit production centers and places of historical and tourist interest.
Meets With ICAP Officials FL252247 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 2205 GMT 25 Oct 82 Text Lucio Lara, member of the MPLA Labor Party, and the delegation accompanying him today met with leaders and officials of the Cuban Institute for Friendship With Peoples (ICAP) in this capital.
The distinguished visitor explained various aspects of his visit to Cuba as well as the importance that the exchange of experiences with the ICAP has for relations between the two countries. He also announced that the Angolan League of Friendship With Peoples will increase the level of relations with its Cuban counterpart which, he said, is of great importance to counteract the campaign of lies being conducted by imperialism against his nation.
ICAP Vice President Guillen Zelaya stressed that solidarity with Angola is an essential factor in his institution work.