Raúl Castro welcomed the secretary of the Russian Security Council

Havana, February 26.- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, received today the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, who is on a working visit to the Caribbean nation.

During the meeting, the excellent state of relations and the high level of political dialogue between both countries was confirmed.

Likewise, there was agreement on the desire to continue expanding bilateral relations, according to a report by Evening Newscast on national television.

Pátrushev was also received this Monday by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who highlighted the excellent state of the political-diplomatic dialogue.

In this context, Díaz-Canel highlighted the state of relations between Cuba and Russia, when holding a meeting with the secretary of the Security Council of the Slavic country, Nikolai Patrushev.

The president thanked the visitor for including the Caribbean nation in his tour of countries in the region, in which he was accompanied by high-ranking representatives of the Eurasian giant, who contribute to the strengthening and expansion of bilateral relations.

During the dialogue, the head of state recalled that important steps have been taken in the ties between both peoples, among which the signing of documents related to Russian-Cuban collaboration stands out.

He pointed out that charter and regular flights have been expanding between both countries, in addition, Russian tourism is the one that had the highest percentage of growth last year in Cuba and the Slavic nation is the current third issuer of tourists to the island.

There is an excellent state of political-diplomatic dialogue and it continues to expand and we also find that progress is being made in many sectors of bilateral relations, Díaz-Canel stressed.

The Cuban president took advantage of the occasion to send greetings to his counterpart Vladimir Putin, and recognize his leadership in the international arena.

For his part, Patrushev thanked the president for the welcome he gave and his words about the Russian head of state, from whom he conveyed his greetings, according to a report from the national television's Evening Newscast.

The secretary of the Russian Security Council highlighted the excellent state of bilateral ties and pointed out that there is a very intense dialogue between Russia and Cuba in different areas.

The television report specifies that an expression of the intensification of ties between the island and the European nation constitutes the large number of visits by senior officials of both governments in 2023 and so far this year. (Text and photo: PL)