Tehran, April 16, 2019. The Ambassador of Cuba in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Alexis Bandrich, held a fraternal meeting with the Designated Ambassador in Havana, Rashid Bayat Mokhtari. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Director General for the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hojatollah Soltani, the Director for Central America and the Caribbean Abdolrahim Sadatifar, and the Cuban specialist in the Foreign Ministry, Ahmad Farajpoor. Ambassador Mokhtari expressed his satisfaction with the mission assigned to him and his high motivation to 
contribute to the promotion of bilateral relations between the two nations. For his part, Ambassador Bandrich Vega wished him every success in his new mission and assured him of a good reception and stay on Cuban soil.
This year, Cuba and Iran will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the restoration of their diplomatic relations, which have been experiencing permanent development both in the political sphere and in economic - commercial sectors.