Russia and Cuba Reaffirm Their Ties of Brotherhood and Cooperation
Russian Foreign Minister Delegation in front of their Cuban Counterpart, JUne 12, 2024 Photo: RT
June 12, 2024 Hour: 1:37 pm
Russia demands the exclusion of Cuba from “the United States list of States sponsors of terrorism”.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and his counterpart from Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, offered a joint press conference where they addressed issues of common interest for both countries.
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The press conference follows a previous meeting where they touched on “various aspects of the bilateral strategic partnership in the political, commercial and economic, scientific and technical, cultural and humanitarian fields”, among others.
At the conference, Lavrov stressed the need to prevent the resurgence of Nazism on the planet, stressing that, “the threat of such a development of events unfortunately exists as a result of the policy of the United States and its European allies”.
The Russian Foreign Minister also said that Moscow will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Havana, particularly in relation to the negative impact of the illegal embargo imposed by the US.
“We will continue to fight together for the formation of a just polycentric world order based on the generally accepted principles of international law,” Lavrov emphasized.
Russia also demands the exclusion of Cuba from “the United States list of States sponsors of terrorism”.
“It is an absolute anomaly that a State includes Cuba in the list of sponsors of terrorism, while at the same time that same State, the United States, together with its satellites, tries to maintain its sliding hegemony in world affairs through methods of shameless terror,” he said.
Cuba and Russia: A History of Friendship
For his part, Bruno Rodriguez said that the meeting held “confirms the excellent state of bilateral ties between Russia and Cuba, which have historical foundations and have the highest priority given by both governments and foreign ministries”.
Rodríguez Parrilla indicated that, in the framework of the negotiations, they addressed various issues, including “the impact of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States, which affect our peoples”.
The Cuban foreign minister thanked Russia for its position regarding the lifting of the blockade imposed by the US. Cuba and its exclusion from the list of States sponsoring terrorism.
“Cuba reiterates its condemnation of the increasingly aggressive stance of the US Government. and NATO, including unilateral sanctions against the Russian Federation,” the chancellor said.
In an official statement the Russian Foreign Ministry specified that Cuba is “a long-standing friend and strategic partner of Russia in the Latin American region” and that the two countries “regularly maintain a political dialogue”.
According to the Foreign Ministry of the Slavic country, the agenda between Cuban and Russian representatives include, “strengthening of commercial and economic ties”, which includes “increasing and diversifying trade, support for investment projects”as well as the development of cooperation in the areas of “energy, metallurgy, transport infrastructure, peaceful space exploration, agriculture and biopharmaceuticals”.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: RT
