Marrero Cruz met with the General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party. Author: Revolutionary Research

Moscow Russian Federation. Were marked by trust, efforts and a common will to strengthen in all areas the excellent relations that characterize Cuba and Russia at the meetings held on Tuesday by Politburo member and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz. with high-ranking authorities during his official visit to this country.

The first of the exchanges took place in the Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian parliament), where the head of government was received with great generosity by its chairman, Valentina Matviyenko, “a close friend of Cuba.” The meeting of the two delegations took place in a familiar atmosphere, demonstrating many similarities between Havana and Moscow.

Then Marrero Cruz – on behalf of the President of the National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo Hernandez and his deputies – conveyed a warm greeting “to the senators of the Federation Council, whom we thank for expressing solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, especially in denunciation against the blockade.”

Already during the talks, among other things, the head of government recalled the visit of Laso Hernandez in December 2022 to the Eurasian nation. He also mentioned that this country has always supported us in condemning the unjust US blockade and has been on our side in the most difficult moments.

Matvienko thought about the participation of the Greater Antilles for the first time personally in the IntercouncilEurasian government, held last week in Sochi. “It was very important that you took part in this meeting of the Council, I am sure that this will provide additional opportunities for developing cooperation not only with Russia, but also with other member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).”

The Chairman of the Federation Council also confirmed that they are satisfied with the development of the inter-parliamentary dialogue as “an important component of bilateral relations. For us, as for the parliament, the main task is to create conditions for the unconditional implementation of all the agreements reached at the highest level between our governments.

Then the Prime Minister met with Advisor to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin Maxim Oreshkin, who, in the context of strengthening trade and economic ties, spoke in principle about the progress of negotiations on agricultural, tourism and commodity projects.

For his part, the head of government recalled Oreshkin’s recent visit to Havana, which he called “key” for promoting the agreements signed by the presidents of Cuba and Russia in November last year. “This is more than a protocol visit, it is a matter of concretizing these projects and moving to a higher stage of defining what was agreed.”

hourtowards a just multipolar world order

The tense day of the prime minister in this country was also marked by a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council, president of the United Russia party, at which it was confirmed that “Russian-Cuban relations are traditionally friendly.” character and trust built on the foundation of equal partnership and mutual respect.

During the exchange, it was recalled that the ties between the Greater Antilles and Medvedev are long-standing, as they were established during his tenure as president (between 2008 and 2012) and then as prime minister of Russia, from 2012 to 2020 . In addition, he highlighted the strengthening of relations between the Communist Party of Cuba and the United Russia party, which is celebrating two decades of existence this year.

Similarly, the reception given to him by Mead was calledgodev to President Miguel Diaz-CaNel Bermudez during her visit to the country last November. According to the Office of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, EU nationRosia and Cuba will work together to counter Western sanctions and create a just, multi-polar world order.

He added that among other issues during the dialogue, issues related to “cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy and food security” were raised. It was also emphasized that “the implementation of mutually beneficial projects in the fields of transport, industry and investment continues.

Cultural and humanitarian cooperation is also actively developing, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

No.i meet again mishustin

On Tuesday, Marrero Cruz had a new conversation with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin to continue the talks started in the city of Sochi within the framework of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. In this sense, a high-ranking Moscow official assured that the first official visit of the head of government “is going well.”

He reaffirmed that strengthening our friendship and cooperation is “an absolute priority” and that this visit will help “attract new investments and, more importantly, launch mutually beneficial projects and increase bilateral trade.”

Among the areas of cooperation, the Chairman of the Government of Russia named the spheres of biomedicine, biopharmaceutics, agriculture, cultural and humanitarian cooperation. “We have a meaningful and broad agenda,” he repeated.

For his part, the Prime Minister of Cuba thanked for the hospitality and confirmed the pride of the Greater Antilles that they are part of the Union as an observer state.

He pointed out that this exchange gives an idea of ​​”the importance that both governments attach to moving forward in specific projects”, while at the same time it means that the path of economic and trade relations between Russia and Cuba can be a guide for other countries. member countries of the EAEU.

ORno friendly party

When the cold Moscow evening began to fall, another warm and friendly meeting took place here. Right now, with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Andreyevich Zyuganov, the head of the Cuban government briefed him on the economic, political and social context in which the Greater Antilles are located.

He told him about the Economic and Social Promotion Strategy economy and facesresponse to the global crisis caused by COVID-19 and the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until 2030, where Russia can play a more active role in priority areas.

In addition, he expressed gratitude to the party for supporting the Cuban cause, in particular, for condemning the blockade of the US government. And with this great friend of our country, he closed a busy schedule that talked a lot about Cuba and its closeness to the Russian soul.

Source: Juventud Rebelde