Havana, August 4 (KCNA) -- Raul Castro, president of the Council of State and president of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, referred to the issue of the country's economic development, speaking at the 7th session of the 7th National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba on August 1.

In order to implement the social and economic policy and line of the party and the revolution it is necessary to minutely guide the work and improve the ability of the officials, he said.

He underlined the need to strengthen the financial discipline in the economic field and root out the style of working in a hit-or-miss manner.