Havana, June 3 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel today thanked Iran for its support of Cuba’s struggle to end the U.S. blockade and its exclusion from the list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism.
Upon receiving the president of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, at the Havana Palace of the Revolution, the Cuban leader emphasized the need for unity among nations and peoples subjected to coercive measures and sanctions imposed by U.S. imperialism.
He also condemned the escalating US interference in Iran’s internal affairs and recognized Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
He noted that the Iranian parliamentary leader’s visit continues the existing agreements on economic cooperation signed during former President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Cuba in 2023.
According to national television, the Cuban president took advantage of the meeting to extend greetings from Army General Raúl Castro and himself to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, inviting him to visit the island when his schedule allows.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, for his part, expressed his honor to be in a friendly and allied country with which, he said, his homeland has many things in common.
He stressed the importance of working together to counter aggression against independent countries and condemned the United States’ support for the Zionist regime of Israel in its aggression against Palestine.
The president of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly heads a large parliamentary delegation.
During his stay in Havana, he will hold talks with Cuban officials, including his counterpart Esteban Lazo, and carry out other activities.
According to the National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament), Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s visit will contribute to strengthening relations between Cuba and Iran, especially between the two legislative bodies.
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