Iran and Cuba to expand bilateral ties

Iranian Vice- President for International Affairs Ali Saeedlou and Cuban Vice-President to the Council of Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas held talks on Wednesday to expand the bilateral ties between the two friendly states. The Iranian and Cuban officials in a meeting in Havana called for the development of mutual economic cooperation as the two sides enjoy good political relations. During the meeting, Saeedlou referred to Iran’s determination to further enhance relations with Cuba. He also said the two countries will surely remove obstacles to achieve this goal. Saeedlou said there is a bright future for Iran’s ties with the friendly and revolutionary countries such as Cuba despite sanctions and pressures exerted on the Islamic Republic. For his part, the Cuban official expressed his country’s readiness to promote economic relations with Iran. He said grounds are well prepared for broadening of mutual ties.