MOSCOW, June 14 Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the Prime Minister of Cuba, he said that relations between the two countries are developing, despite the difficulties of the current day.
«I am very glad to see you. There is no need to emphasize the special, allied, long-term nature of our relations that has developed so many decades ago. You know that we in Russia have always had and still have a special attitude towards the island of freedom,» the President said , asking him to convey the very best to the President of Cuba and Raul Castro.
«Our relations are developing, despite any difficulties of today. I know that a meeting of the intergovernmental commission was held quite recently … I know that you have a very large program. Most recently, we met in Sochi, where you represented Cuba within the framework of the EAEU as an observer state,» Putin said.
The Russian leader expressed hope that the participation of the Cuban Prime Minister in SPIEF would be interesting. “I hope it will be both useful and interesting. But even more interesting, of course, is our bilateral cooperation. It should develop in all areas that we agreed on, I am sure that it will be there. These are energy, tourism, and some other areas, which are a priority,» Putin said.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is taking place on June 14-17. is an information partner and photohost agency of the forum.