During the meeting, the head of State described Gil’s presence in Cuba as significant and sent a warm greeting to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro.

The Presidency of the Republic informed on its X profile that Diaz-Canel congratulated Venezuela on the successful holding of the recent Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP).

The Venezuelan foreign minister, in turn, thanked Cuba for all support and conveyed a “greeting of affection and solidarity” from President Nicolás Maduro.

He also addressed common challenges the two nations face in the short and long terms.

Gil also met with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, and both ministers expressed their countries’ willingness to strengthen relations in all areas and their solidarity in the face of unjust unilateral punitive measures.

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