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President Diaz-Canel Invites Putin to Visit Cuba

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The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, has invited his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to visit the Caribbean country next year, referring to the advance in bilateral strategic cooperation.
During a meeting in the Kremlin, Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who stressed the importance of this visit for Cuba, said he brought fraternal greetings from army general Raul Castro Ruz.
 
This visit already as President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers represents the continuity of relations between the Cuban revolution and the Russian Federation, declared the Cuban president.
 
Your stay in Cuba four years ago was an important landmark and a new step in the development of bilateral relations', said the Cuban statesman in reference to Putin's trip.
 
After that, there was dynamism in the work carried out by the intergovernmental commission among our states, he noted.
We have made important advances in several areas strategic for the development of our country. Our relations are of a high level, especially in the political field, he stressed.
 
For his part, Putin emphasized this is the first official visit abroad as head of state of Diaz-Canel Bermudez and the first in this condition to the Russian Federation.
 
At the same time, the Russian leader conveyed his best wishes and cordial greetings to comrade Raul Castro.
 
Relations between Russia and Cuba have evolved over decades and were initially marked by a special strategic character. We are united by friendship, support and mutual help', Putin said.
 
The Russian president stressed the 17 percent growth in trade last year.
 
Diaz-Canel Bermudez met this day with the presidents of the Duma (Russian lower house), Viacheslav Volodin, and of the Council of the Federation, Valentina Matvienko, as well as with the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Guennadi Ziuganov.
 
The Cuban president's stay in Russia is part of an extensive international tour including France, with official visits to China, Vietnam, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Laos. / PL