Biya sends off Spanish Ambassador

Spain's ambassador to Cameroon,Marcelino Cabanas Ansorena and President Biya held a fifty minutes talk on Thursday.  It was a farewell audience granted by the Cameroonian dictator President Paul Biya at Unity Palace to the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain. Both the president and the outgoing ambassador shared similar views on all topics discussed. Marcelino Cabanas Ansorena declared his admiration for the determination of Cameroon in the fight against terrorism, for its hospitality to refugees and for its resilience in the current difficult economic situation.President Paul Biya gave a souvenir gift to Mr. Marcelino Cabanas. 

Cameroon reportedly has seven agreements with Spain dating from 1964. They include politics and diplomacy; Economy, finance and technology; culture and science. According to government sources, Spain was in 2004 and 2005 Cameroon's first trading partner in terms of exports. Revenues from exports in both years amounted respectively to 223 412 and 357 599 million CFA francs. Following the structural adjustment program in 1989, Yaoundé and Madrid agreed for a rescheduling of  675 339 525 CFA francs debt. Since 1990, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has archived as many as 25 projects funded by Spain in Cameroon.