GLASGOW’S Lord Provost could travel to Cuba later this year to take part in the 500th anniversary celebrations of twin-city Havana.

The estimated £1,100 per head trip would see Lord Provost Eva Bolander and two council officers join a Glasgow delegation, including schoolchildren, for six days in the Cuban capital.

Havana has been paired with Scotland’s biggest city since 2002, with one previous visit by a Lord Provost in this time.

Councillors on Glasgow City Council’s City Administration Committee will be asked to approve the visit during a meeting next week.

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“This year marks the 500th anniversary of our twin city of Havana, and they have a programme of events taking place throughout the year,” a report to councillors states.

“The British Embassy and British Council host an annual British week in Cuba to demonstrate the growth of relations between the two countries.

“The programme looks to promote culture, values, business, entrepreneurship, and diversity.”

Councillor Bolander’s visit, if approved, will run from November 26 to December 1.

“As this is an important year for Havana, the proposed Glasgow Showcase would mark the Havana/Glasgow twinning partnership,” the report adds.

This showcase would see the Glasgow Havana Film Festival taken to Havana, promoting Glasgow film, culture, music, education and cuisine.

The festival is the brainchild of Eirene Houston, a screenwriter and director, who has been travelling and working in Havana for almost 20 years.

It takes place in Glasgow every year, with the 2019 event scheduled for November, and aims to celebrate local identities and cultures, highlighting the similarities between the two cities and the thriving artistic talent that exists within both cities.

The festival provides a platform for Cuban and Scottish film-makers to share their work with international audiences through a week-long programme of screenings, workshops and panel discussions.

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Schoolchildren, who go on the visit to Havana, will work on a British Council funded project, with filmmakers, musicians and artists.

The report to the City Administration Committee reveals the cost of the trip, based on hotel and flight costs, will be approximately £1,100 per person.

Havana and Glasgow became sister cities in 2002, when Raul Castro, former President of Cuba and brother of Fidel Castro, met with Alex Mosson, then Lord Provost of Glasgow in the Cuban capital.

Glasgow’s other twin cities are Nürnberg, in Germany, Marseille, France, Turin, Italy, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Dalian, China, Lahore, Pakistan, and Bethlehem, Palestine.