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Cuban President Rejects Sanctions Against Russia

  • Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Moscow, Russia, Nov. 22, 2022.

    Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Moscow, Russia, Nov. 22, 2022. | Photo: RT France

Published 22 November 2022
Opinion

Diaz-Canel and Putin took part in the inauguration of a monument to Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban Revolution whose name is remembered in a square in Moscow.

During a speech at the Russian Parliament (Duma) on Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies on Russia.

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"Cuba strongly condemns the unfair unilaterally imposed sanctions against Russia. The reasons for the current conflict must be found in the aggressive policy of the United States and in the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the borders with Russia,” he said, specifying that Cuba supports a negotiated solution to the Ukrainian conflict.

Diaz-Canel commented that Russia and Cuba are successfully developing bilateral projects despite the sanctions and the global economic crisis. Among these projects is oil exploration in the Boca de Jaruco area, where hydrocarbon production is growing.

The Cuban leader also highlighted that both countries are working on the modernization of an important steel plant whose first phase will be completed in the near future.

The tweet reads, "President Vladimir Putin and Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel inaugurate a monument to Fidel Castro in Moscow."

Diaz-Canel announced that the Cuban Parliament president Juan Lazo Hernandez will soon visit Russia and recalled that the Duma president Viacheslav Volodin visited Cuba in February.

Parliamentary relations are "an important pillar of bilateral ties and a key piece for the promotion and development of our economic, commercial, and financial cooperation," he said.

Later, Diaz-Canel and President Vladimir Putin took part in the inauguration of a monument to Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution leader whose name is remembered in a square in Moscow.

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