The Minister of Defense of Belarus, Víktor Jrenin, and Álvaro López Miera, head of the Cuban Armed Forces, met today in Minsk and studied ways to develop military cooperation between the two countries, according to a press release from the Belarusian side.
At the meeting, the ministers “addressed in detail the current state of bilateral military cooperation and the ways to continue developing it,” the note added. In addition, Jrenin and López Miera exchanged points of view on the global security situation, as well as the military and political situation in Europe.
“At the end of the talks, the ministers reiterated their reciprocal interest in intensifying military contacts,” the note concluded.
Lopez Miera arrived in Minsk from Russia, where he was this Tuesday with the aim of discussing the realization of “a series of joint projects in the technical-military field”. The Cuban was the first foreign senior official to visit Moscow after the uprising of the Wagner mercenary group against Vladimir Putin.
The Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, was the one who received López Miera at the headquarters of his ministry
The Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, was the one who received López Miera at the headquarters of his ministry. According to the Russian agency Sputnik, Shoigu proposed to his counterpart “to address in detail all existing and promising cooperation projects in the military field.” The minister assured that there was “a great variety of issues” in which Russia could support Cuba, including “technical” assistance to the Island’s Army.
He praised Cuba as “an important partner”, which demonstrated “a complete understanding of the reasons” that led Putin to invade Ukraine, although he did not allude to the cautious silence that, during all the tension with Wagner’s troops, the regime maintained. Havana. The bilateral dialogue, summarized Shoigu, is in the best of states and “they take measures” to “protect their cooperation” against international sanctions.
“Russia is willing to provide assistance to Cuba,” the soldier promised López Miera, although both Sputnik and the other media that reported the visit avoided defining the exact content of this “strategic” aid.
On June 13, Putin awarded Lopez Miera with the Order of Friendship, for his “important contribution” to “strengthening military and technical-military cooperation between the two countries,” reported Prensa Latina.
Born in 1943 and Minister of the Armed Forces since 2021, López Miera was part of Cuba’s military interventions in Angola and Ethiopia. He is one of the high-ranking Cuban officials sanctioned by the US government “for his involvement in human rights violations.”
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