Havana, Cuba.- Díaz-Canel was received by the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Ryabkov.

Both nations' political ties have been strengthened with visits to Cuba by President Vladimir Putin in 2000 and 2014, by PM Dmitri Medvedev in 2008, 2013 and October this year, as well as visits by Army General Raúl Castro to Russia in 2009, 2012 and 2015, and finally by Díaz-Canel in November 2018.

Russia is the last stop of a European tour started by the Cuban president last October 20, which included official visits to Ireland and Belarus, and participation in the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, in Baku, Azerbaijan, last October 25-26. (ACN)

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