Cuba to open first stage of Mariel special development zone

Cuba to open first stage of Mariel special development zone

English.news.cn 2013-12-22 09:49:27



HAVANA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cuban President Raul Castro said on Saturday

that the first stage development of the country's first special

development zone will be inaugurated in January.



The Mariel development zone, a port area located 50 kilometers west of

capital Havana, will serve as an attraction for foreign investments, and

an experimentation field for modern technologies and managerial

experiences, Castro said in a speech closing a session of the Cuban

parliament.



He added that the inauguration of the first stage of the terminal of

containers in Mariel port will be accompanied by the construction of

other vital infrastructure works.



Castro stressed that the creation of special development zones is

included in the 300 "guidelines" of political, economic and social

program approved by the Cuba's Communist Party for bringing up to date

the socialist model of the island.



He stated that the reform process will continue "without hurry but

without pause."



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