By David Ariosto, CNN
Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Raul Castro has replaced two high-level government ministers -- citing errors and incompetence -- in the latest round of replacements at top-level government posts.
Transportation Minister Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz was fired Monday because of "errors in the performance of duties."
He also lost his post as a vice president of a top governing body called the Council of Ministers, according to an official statement published Tuesday in the country's state-run newspaper.
Transport Director Maside César Ignacio Arocha replaced Sierra at the Transport Ministry, while Gen. Antonio Enrique Lusson Batlle -- a longtime commander in the Cuban Army -- assumed Sierra's post on the Council of Ministers.
Sugar Minister Luis Manuel Avila Gonzalez was also replaced after requesting his release because of admitted shortcomings in his own performance, state media reported. Orlando Celso García Ramírez will assume Avila's former post, it said.
In March Rogelio Acevedo, who had long headed the country's airlines and airports, was removed from his post.
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