Cuba and Iran want to expand their economic, commercial and cooperation ties

The Iranian president, Hasan Rohani, moved a message to the Cuban leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, through his first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, Morteza Sarmadi, who makes a working visit to the Island. 

Sarmadi delivered the message -of whose content details have not been given- to the Vice President and Minister of Economy and Planning, Ricardo Cabrisas, who received it on Wednesday in Havana.

During the meeting, the Cuban vice president and the Iranian deputy minister discussed the potential to expand the economic, commercial and cooperation ties that exist between both countries, said the Cuban News Agency (ACN).

Cabrisas and Sarmadi also They congratulated the "good march" of the bilateral relations between Cuba and Iran, according to the report.

Cabrisas and Sarmadi also congratulated themselves for the "good a march "of bilateral relations between Cuba and Iran

In the meeting participated by the Iranian side, the director of the regional office of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Chancery of the Persian nation, Ahmad Pabarja, and the ambassador in Cuba, Kambiz Sheikh Hassani

In addition, the general director of bilateral affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Island, Emilio Lozada, was present. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, also greeted Sarmadi.

Cuba and Iran maintain a close bilateral relationship, which led in February 2017 to the signing of twelve agreements for the exemption of diplomatic and service visas, and other areas.

In September 2016, the island received the visit of Iranian President Hasan Rohaní, who met with the then-president of the country, Raúl Castro, with whom he signed a cooperation agreement in the health, education, research, medicine and medical technology.