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The president of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Army General Raul Castro Ruz, sent a message to Dr. Hassan Rouhani, on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the elections held in the Persian nation on Friday May 19th.

In this message the president extended cordial congratulations on behalf of the Cuban people and Government, ratifying the will to continue strengthening relations of friendship and cooperation between Cuba and Iran.

From April 28th until May 5th, a delegation from Finlay Institute for Vaccines is paying an important work visit to the Persian nation, responding to an invitation from the Pasteur Institute of Iran.

The Cuban delegation, headed by Dr. Yaneli Herrera, is exchanging with its Iranian counterpart and host with views to study the possibilities and conditions to expand the historic bilateral collaboration in the medical-scientific field, and to make a proposal for technological transfer to produce human vaccines.

Cuban Ambassador Vladimir Gonzalez Quesada held his first meeting with the Director General for Political Affairs and International Security at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Dr. Hossein Dehghani, who has just assumed this responsibility after serving as Alternate Ambassador of the Iranian mission to United Nations.

The Cuban Embassy’s staff visited Tehran Milad Tower, where the Nowruz Festival is taking place. Nowruz is a typical holiday that marks the beginning of the New Year, according to the Persian calendar.

Along with the exhibition of artistic and cultural manifestations of different regions of the Persian nation, a pavilion was allocated for hosting Iranian Friendship Associations with other Countries. Each association offers there to the audience an allegorical image of the country which represent and samples of handicrafts and local products of those foreign cultures.