Havana, Cuba.- During the meeting at the Russian government's Protocol Palace, Díaz-Canel stressed the great satisfaction in Cuba for Medvedev's meeting with Castro during his visit to Havana earlier this month, Prensa Latina reported.

The Cuban leader also highlighted the interest shown by the Russian PM not only to continue participating in the Caribbean island's development program until 2030, but also to suggest new ideas with a view to expanding cooperation.

For his part, Medvedev invited Díaz-Canel to participate in the Victory Day celebrations on May 9 next year, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the event.

The Cuban head of state had previously met with Russian businessmen and heard about the state of progress of joint projects, including metallurgy, machine building, energy, transportation and banking.

This meeting was attended by directors of energy companies such as InterRAO, Sinara (locomotives), GAZ (automobiles), Transneft and Zarubezhneft (petroleum), banks and the Russian Railway Company (RZHD by its Russian acronym), among others.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez; Communications, Jorge Luis Perdomo; Agriculture, Gustavo Rodríguez; Industry, Alfredo López; and Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez; as well as Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca attended the meeting on the Cuban side.

During the day, Díaz-Canel also visited Zariadie Park, the Tretiakov art gallery and the boulevard of Arbat. (ACN)

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