Cuban Vice Minister of Culture Ruben del Valle started a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday in order to hold talks with government authorities and promote the 5th International Congress of Culture and Development, to be held in Havana capital.
Del Valle arrived in Quito on Tuesday evening and will meet today with the Ecuadorian minister of Culture, Antonio Preciado, to review bilateral agreements and invite him to the cultural event in the Cuban capital.
The Cuban vice minister will also hold talks with maestro Edgar Palacio, who is the founder and director of the orchestra of the National Music System for Children with Mental Disabilities (SINMUNE).
Palacio plans to participate in the Culture and Development event, in which he will present a paper on the role of music in the rehabilitation of children with Downs syndrome.
Also on Wednesday, it is expected that the Cuban visitor meet with Marco Antonio Rodriguez, president of the Ecuadorian House of Culture “Benjamin Carrion,” and its board of directors.
The Cuban official will travel to Guaranda, capital of Bolivar province, and Puyo, Pastaza, on Friday and Saturday to meet with authorities of the cultural sector and promote the Congress.
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