Qatar, Castro talk health and hotels

HEALTH TALKS: A new general hospital in Qatar will be entirely staffed by Cuban specialists. (AFP)

Qatar Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, was to meet Cuban President Raul Casto Wednesday to discuss plans to build hotels here and for a new Qatari hospital to be staffed by Cuban doctors.

The talks came after the two countries last week "signed important agreements on cooperation in the areas of health and tourism, among others," said a brief notice published in the official daily Granma.

Under one accord, a new general hospital to be entirely staffed by Cuban specialists is to open in the Qatari town of Dukhan, 80 kilometers west of Doha, the Cuban foreign ministry said.

The other agreement sets out the creation of the first joint venture between Grupo Hotelero Wider Caribbean, Cuba, and Qatari Diar to build hotels on the communist-ruled Caribbean island.

Cuba and Qatar are both members of the Non-Aligned Movement and have stepped up bilateral cooperation in strategic sectors in recent years.

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