In May 2008, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro, leading a delegation in Cuba to attend the 12th meeting of the Cuba-Venezuela Political Consultation Body, met Vice President of Cuba Carlos Lage Dávila at the Ministers' Council headquarters to discuss the situation in Latin America and other bilateral issues. At the opening of the meeting, Maduro said Cuban Revolution "showed us the path of the second, real political, economic, social and cultural independence 50 years ago".
In May 2008, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro, leading a delegation to Cuba for the 12th meeting of the Cuba-Venezuela Political Consultation Body, met Vice President Carlos Lage Dávila at the Ministers' Council headquarters. During their discussion about Latin American and bilateral issues, Maduro stated that the Cuban Revolution "demonstrated us the path to second, real political, economic, social, and cultural independence 50 years ago."