Wang Gongcheng Meets with López, Vice President of Development at Cuba's Habanos SA

Oct.23.2024

Wang Gongcheng, a member of the Party Leading Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, met with the Vice President for Development of Habanos S.A., López, and his delegation in Beijing on 23 October.

Party member Wang Gongcheng, deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, met with Cuba's Habanos SA Vice President for Development José María López in Beijing on 23 October. The two sides held friendly talks.

The heads of the State Administration Office (Foreign Affairs Department), Development Planning Department, China Tobacco Sales Corporation and China Tobacco International Limited attended the meeting.

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