IZMIR - Ernesto Gomez Abascal, Ambassador of Cuba to Turkey, said Tuesday Cuba was one of the first countries expending support for Izmir's bid to host EXPO 2015.
Abascal paid a courtesy call to Izmir Governor Cahit Kirac. Abascal said Cuba would be the honorary guest of the Izmir International Fair this year.
Abascal said relations between Turkey and Cuba progressed a lot recently, and Turkish tourists started to prefer Cuba to spend their vacation.