Russia mood to increase cooperation with Cuba in all areas – Rossiyskaya Gazeta
During his visit to Havana, Deputy Chairman of the RF Decisions Yury Borisov discussed with Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas the prospects for close relations between the countries.
According to Borisova, the Russian delegation arrived in Cuba on behalf of the President of Russia in the follow-up to the January 24 telephone conversation with the head of Cuba.
“The purpose of the visit is to further strengthen participation with Cuba in the widest range of attention, including trade and economic cooperation, industrial and energy cooperation,” said the Deputy Proposal of the Russian Resolution.
“We are committed to active joint work to increase bilateral trade, implement and implement new projects in all areas of bilateral cooperation,” Borisov said.
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister also touched upon the humanitarian component of the interaction between the countries. He recalled that only in December 2021 – January 2022, five more flights with humanitarian aid were sent from Russia to Cuba, which delivered medicines, medicines and medical products with a total volume of 112 tons. In addition, during the meeting, a ship sailed to Cuba with a supposed humanitarian cargo – 20,000 tons of class IV wheat. “The cargo is expected to arrive in Cuba on March 3,” Borisov added.