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Cuban, Iranian Presidents Meet In Havana And Pledge To Seek Opportunities For Cooperation


Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (left) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Havana on June 15.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (left) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Havana on June 15.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on the last stop of Raisi's tour of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba aimed at shoring up support among Latin American allies, which like Iran are saddled with U.S. sanctions. Raisi told reporters in Havana that Cuba and Iran would seek opportunities to work together in electricity generation, biotechnology, mining, and other areas. Raisi said relations between the two grow stronger every day, while Diaz-Canel told Raisi that Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have had to “heroically confront…interference by Yankee imperialism.” To read the original story by Reuters, click here.

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