I am convinced that this visit will give new impetus to strengthening the traditionally friendly relations between our two countries and deepening the political and economic ties,” the Serbian leader said.

Welcome, dear friend! Vučić wrote on his Instagram account.

The two presidents will attend a plenary meeting of the two delegations, the Presidency of the Republic of Cuba reported on Twitter.

Díaz-Canel Bermúdez is on a European tour that has already taken him to Italy and the Holy Site from where he will continue to France.

As part of his working program, the Cuban president met with his counterpart Sergio Mattarella, Italian entrepreneurs, and Qu Dongyu, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The Cuban head of State also met with Pope Francis at the Holy Site, with whom he discussed the historic bilateral relations, cooperation between the two countries and stressed the importance of promoting the common good.

Díaz-Canel Bermúdez will participate in the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris on June 22 and 23 as president of the Group of 77 (G-77) plus China.

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