by Eugene Vorotnikov FoodBizDaily.com Moscow
November 11 2009 - The government of Cuba and Russia signed an agreement on establishment of a joint venture in the field of fisheries, according to Russian media, RIA News.
"The agreement involves the creation of a joint venture by several companies, - said the general director of one of the largest Russian fish suppliers Federal State Unitary Enterprise National Fish Resources Oleg Mironov.
According to him, the main activities of the joint venture will include shrimp farming, aquaculture, capture and sale of lobsters.
He added that such move is aimed at strengthening the positions of Russia and Cuba in the field fishery.
In addition to already mentioned activities the agreement provides the development of cooperation in the area conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, the prevention of illegal fishing and, the development of technologies of fish capture and processing technologies.
Russia's delegation, which arrived in Havana to sign an agreement was headed by the head of the Russian Ministry of Fishery Resources (Rosrybolovstvo) Andrei Krainy. The specialists of Rosrybolovstvo held talks with the Ministry of Food Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, visited a number of industrial facilities, including one the largest Cuban fish processing plant.