Lavrov’s periodic trip to Latin America/meeting with the President of Cuba
| After meeting with the Cuban president, the head of the Russian diplomatic service announced Havana's desire to get closer to the BRICS group and the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the agreement between Russia and Cuba in the field of cooperation in the supply of oil, oil products and other economically necessary products. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by “Tas” news agency, Sergey Lavrov, The Russian Foreign Minister is currently on a periodic trip to the countries of the Latin American region, during which he will visit Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of the ministry. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced this morning on its Telegram channel that Lavrov’s plane arrived in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, on Tuesday morning. Today, the Russian Foreign Minister plans to meet with Ivan Gil Pinto, his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, the leader of the Bolivarian Republic, and Delsey Rodríguez, the executive vice president of this country.
Zakharova added: the parties They will discuss key issues in the field of bilateral cooperation, regional situation and important issues in the international arena. Venezuela is a strategic partner and ally of Russia. Bilateral relations based on strong bonds of friendship and solidarity are growing and are actively developing in all key areas. Lavrov announced Cuba’s interest in getting closer to the Eurasian Economic Union.
Sergei Lavrov met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel last night during his official visit to the Republic of Cuba. After this meeting, the Russian Foreign Minister emphasized to reporters that Cuba and the Eurasian Economic Union have joint plans for cooperation, which will soon be discussed with all members of this alliance. He said: We will work on further development of relations between Cuba and the Eurasian Economic Union. There are a number of specific plans in this regard that have been discussed before and these plans are now on paper and will be discussed with all members of the Eurasian Economic Union.
In addition, Lavrov is willing to Cuba hinted at getting closer to the informal union of BRICS countries. He added: “Cuba is interested in getting closer to BRICS, and Russia, as the head of BRICS this year, will actively promote this.” According to him, Russia and Cuba also intend to cooperate. In the field of supplying oil and oil products to Russia, strengthen this country. In particular, the two countries are considering a legal framework to increase the supply of food and fertilizer, which is now very, very important to the Cuban economy. Recently, a series of decisions have been taken that will strengthen the legal framework for moving forward in this field.
Last night, Lavrov, after talks with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, in Havana, in He also participated in a joint press conference and announced that Cuba received two loans from Russia this year to buy oil and petroleum products. giving its superiority over Europe
The head of the Russian diplomatic service, in his joint press conference with the Cuban foreign minister, pointed to the fact that the United States in the field of the “Russophobia campaign” of the countries The member of the European Union has fallen behind and lost its superiority. Now, judging by how things are progressing, the United States has lost its edge over the European Union in the Russophobic campaign waged in the West, Sergei Lavrov said. Let history put everything in its place, and one day the residents of EU member states will draw their own conclusions about who they brought to power. At the same time, he added that Russia is more than expanding Not surprised by the size of the new sanctions against Russia in the European Union. According to Lavrov, the leaders of the European countries do not care about their citizens when making such decisions, but how to not fall behind the United States in the field of Russophobia. He said: “I have no idea about what the European Union is planning and doing.”
The Russian Foreign Minister’s agenda during his visit to Havana includes exchanging views and examining global and regional issues. And it was bilateral cooperation. In addition, the officials of the two countries also discussed strengthening trade, economic and investment relations.
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