After three days of an intense bilateral agenda, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel concluded today his working visit to the Russian Federation.
On Thursday, May 9, the Cuban president held a meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, where both reaffirmed the good level of bilateral relations, as well as the importance of the celebration of the 79th anniversary of the Day of Victory over Fascism.
During the meeting, the president of the Caribbean nation delivered a message to the Russian president sent by the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro, and said that the visit to the Russian Federation is always a satisfaction and a moment of learning.
Previously, the Cuban president participated along with nine other leaders in the military parade in Moscow's Red Square, and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in front of the Kremlin wall, to honor the memory of the fallen in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
On Wednesday, the also first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba fulfilled an intense day that began with the laying of a wreath at the monument to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, erected in his honor in the Moscow neighborhood of Sokol.
After the visit, the head of state was received by the vice president of the Russian Security Council and leader of the United Russia Party, Dmitry Medvedev, who asked to "convey greetings and best wishes to Army General Raul Castro".
Medvedev and Diaz-Canel noted with satisfaction the results achieved between the political organizations to date, and the work potentialities presented for their future development.
Later, the Cuban president participated for the first time in person in the expanded format of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, organized by Russia on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
During his speech, Díaz-Canel said that he was in Russia just at the moment when the 64th anniversary of the reestablishment of relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union is being celebrated.
He also thanked the member countries of the European Union for their long-standing support in the struggle of the Cuban people against the cruel economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States.
As a culmination of the second day, Díaz-Canel held a meeting with the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Guennadi Ziuganov, where they both confirmed the good state of relations between the political groups.
The visit to the Russian Federation by the Cuban president was the third in his capacity as head of state. The first one took place from October 27 to 30, 2019, and the second one from November 19 to 22, 2022, and in all of them he held meetings with Putin.