Iran, Cuba among pioneers of regional convergence: FM

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Cuba are among the pioneers of convergence in their region, stressing that the two countries can cooperate in many fields.

The remarks came as President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in the Cuban capital of Havana on the last leg of his tour of Latin America to discuss the expansion of relations between the two countries.

Raesi arrived in Havana late on Wednesday local time after visiting Venezuela and Nicaragua. He was welcomed by Cuban authorities upon his arrival at Cuba’s international airport.

The president is scheduled to hold talks with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel later in the day.

According to Amir-Abdollahian, cooperation between the two countries focuses on the fields of biotechnology, medicine and nuclear energy.

“Iran and Cuba are among the pioneers in the development of regional convergence that can provide the opportunity for each other’s presence in coalitions formed on both sides of the globe,” he wrote in a tweet.

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