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Cuba’s ‘president’ visits Iran to meet with top officials on Sunday
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/209100/Cuban-President-visits-Tehran-on-Sunday
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On Sunday evening, after 22 years since the last visit of the late president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will arrive in Tehran at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation.
At the head of a high-profile delegation, Díaz-Canel will visit Iran at an official invitation of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi.
On June 15, as the last leg of his five-day tour of Latin America, Raeisi traveled to Havana at the official invitation of his Cuban counterpart.
The Cuban President has earlier made official visits to the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar as the first and second stops of his regional tour.
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Visit by Cuba’s sock president to a terror-sponsoring partner only confirms the U.S. decision to maintain Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
Cuba signs various accords with Iran, pledges assistance in war effort against Israel
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/209162/Iran-Cuba-in-unison-in-support-of-Palestine-Raeisi
Excerpt:
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi stressed the need for the joint commission to pursue the implementation of the agreements between the two nations, noting that closer economic and trade cooperation between Tehran and Havana will be effective in foiling the US sanctions.
Denouncing the Israeli regime’s crimes against Gaza as proof of the inefficiency and unfairness of the current international system, Raeisi called for a new fair system based upon the will of the free nations.
For his part, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted the political commonalities between the two countries.
He also condemned the US’ cruel sanctions against Iran, deplored the international organizations’ inaction and passiveness regarding the Israeli genocidal crimes in Gaza, and stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the fulfillment of the rights of Palestinians.
Diaz-Canel also stressed the need to encourage innovation in trade with Iran, including plans to ditch the US dollar in trade exchanges, and promote cooperation in the health sector.
After the meeting, the Iranian and Cuban presidents signed a joint communiqué to strengthen strategic relations between the two countries.
They also observed a ceremony during which top officials from the two states signed seven documents and memorandums of understanding (MoUs).
Diaz-Canel became the first Cuban president to visit Iran after 22 years. Late Cuban leader Fidel Castro was the last president of the Central American country who traveled to Iran in May 2001.
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Don’t be too surprised if Cuban mercenaries begin to show up in Gaza and the West Bank.