Havana, February 18 2003 (AIN).- The Second Session on the Joint Commission of the Lebanese and Cuban delegation ended in Beirut with the signing of bilateral agreements on Cooperation to fight the use of use of psychotropic substances and illicit drug traffic.

The session headed by Ramon Ripoll, vice minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Collaboration and Bassel Fleyhane, Economy Minister of Lebanon reached a conclusive accord after several working journeys of the Cuban delegation with state and private organizations of that Arab country.

Ripoll and Freyhane agreed to ascertain both sides have reached stability on the market exchange and ratified Cuban and Lebanon's solidarity with the Arab cause and in favor of the Cuban people struggle against North American blockade that is being suffered by the island since forty years ago.

Both sides also revised the state of the art collaboration based on the accords previously signed in 1999.

Final session led to the signing of the afore mentioned agreement on cooperation between News Information Agencies and the signing of an Intention Minute to promote collaboration between Tropical Medicine Institute, Pedro Kouri of Cuba and the Main Research Lab Board of the Lebanese health Ministry.

Two sides' final accord reflect future plans in every field mainly in culture, health, education, agriculture, biotechnology, sports and trade exchange.

(Trabajadores)