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The meeting was attended by the Cuban ambassador here, Alejandro Díaz, and several ministers of his country.

During the dialogue, Leyla Ilhan Pamucku, president of the DEIK Business Council for Cuba, called for increasing the scope of collaboration, especially in the health and construction sectors.

Marrero is here at the head of the Cuban delegation that attended the inauguration of the re-elected president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which took place last Saturday.

Upon his arrival in the capital, the Cuban PM extended to the Turkish authorities the greetings of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raul Castro, and of the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

For his part, Erdogan sent a hug and congratulations to Raul Castro on his 92nd birthday, while agreeing on the good state of bilateral relations and the willingness to continue promoting them.

Marrero also spoke with several presidents, heads of State and Foreign Ministers present at the inauguration ceremony.

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