Havana, June 8 (ACN) Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, deputy prime minister of the Republic, was received this Friday in Saint Petersburg by his counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko, vice president of the Government of the Russian Federation, as part of the activities during his official visit to the Eurasian nation, according to a press release that reached our editorial office.
Cabrisas Ruiz and Chernyshenko, co-presidents of the Intergovernmental Commission for Bilateral Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technical Relations, held a meeting that continues the systematic exchanges that both leaders maintain based on this coordination mechanism.
Both parties agreed on the need to expedite the materialization of concrete actions under the agreements adopted between the respective governments and progress was recognized in increasing the flow of Russian tourism and flights from that country to Cuba, among others.
In addition, they discussed the continuity of ongoing projects in Cuba with the participation of Russian companies and the preparation of other priority Russian-Cuban businesses in the sectors of tourism, industry, sugar agroindustry, energy and commerce.
Cabrisas Ruiz, who heads the Cuban delegation to the International Economic Forum that this important Russian city is hosting in its twenty-seventh edition, also developed an intense work program.
Accompanied by Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, Minister of Transportation, they were received by Roman Starovoit, Russian Minister of Transportation, and established the necessary contacts to continue promoting collaboration in the air, maritime-port and land branches, as well as follow up on the projections of work agreed between the parties.
Continuing the program of this day, the Deputy Prime Minister and part of his delegation held an exchange with Alexander D. Beglov, governor of Saint Petersburg, and visited the pavilion of this region at the International Economic Forum.
In the warm exchange they talked about the possibilities to continue deepening and developing relations between the Republic of Cuba and this Russian city, particularly with the city of Santiago de Cuba, identifying specific possibilities in the training of professionals, health and scientific exchange. .
In addition, a visit to Cuba by Governor Beglov was confirmed before the end of this year.
In the afternoon session, the Deputy Prime Minister held a brief meeting with Igor Sechin, Executive Secretary of the Commission of the President of the Russian Federation, on the development strategy of the fuel, energy and environmental safety industry , as well as general director of the oil company Rosneft.
In addition, Cabrisas Ruiz attended the Plenary Session of the Saint Petersburg 2024 International Economic Forum, which included the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Luis Alberto Arce Catacora and Emmerson Mnangagwa, presidents of Bolivia and Zimbabwe, respectively.
The leaders recognized the convening and relevance of this event, while addressing the current challenges facing the global economy and its nations, and highlighted the role of the Russian Federation in the recomposition of the centers of power towards a new order. multipolar.
