Iranian President begins an official visit to Cuba

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean island stated that during his stay in this nation, the Persian president will hold talks with the Cuban authorities and carry out other activities of importance.

This is the first visit by an Iranian head of state to Cuba, since he assumed the presidency of his country in 2021.

Cuba and Iran have maintained a relationship for more than 40 years, since their re-establishment on August 8, 1979.

The ties between the two parties are deeply marked by the imprint of the historical leaders of both countries, Fidel Castro and Ayatollah Khomeini, respectively.

During more than four decades, many bilateral agreements and exchanges have been signed and consolidated in areas such as transfer of biotechnology products, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, food safety, and other areas of common interest.

On this trip ending in Cuba, Raisi also visited Venezuela and Nicaragua, countries where he signed twenty agreements each, respectively.

The Iranian authorities confirmed that this tour strengthens the strategic relations of the Persian nation with important allies in Latin America, who are also united by common interests in the war against the United States and its coercive measures against those countries.

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