These sessions were preceded by meetings of the 17 working groups of the bilateral coordination mechanism, in which the leading aspects of both nations’s economic agenda were followed up.

The second meeting of the interbank consultations with a broad representation of the banking systems of Russia and Cuba preceded the 21st session of the Russian-Cuban Intergovernmental Commission.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Ricardo Cabrisas led the Cuban delegation. Cabrisas arrived in this capital on Thursday from Turkey, where he also held important meetings.

During his stay in Moscow, the Cuban minister expects to meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and other senior leaders.

Tourism Minister Juan Carlos García, Central Bank Minister-President Juana Lilia Delgado, deputy ministers and officials leading the working groups, and Cuban Ambassador to Russia Julio Garmendía will accompany Cabrisas in this meeting.

During the 21st working session, both delegations will examine aspects of mutual interest in the economic, financial, energy, transportation, agriculture, communications, health, education, and tourism sectors, among other spheres, to increase participation in Russian investments in Cuba.

The Final Act of the Intergovernmental Commission Agreements for the economic-commercial and scientific-technical cooperation between Cuba and Russia will be signed at the end of the meeting.

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