The president of the State Duma (lower house) of Russia, Viacheslav Volodin, will begin an official visit to Cuba on February 23, the website of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP, parliament) of the Caribbean island reported today.
According to the publication, the Russian politician will remain in the Caribbean nation for two days, in which a central theme will be the strengthening of bilateral cooperation and inter-parliamentary ties.
The president of the ANPP, Esteban Lazo, will receive the visitor and the accompanying delegation and will hold official talks, the press release highlighted.
After completing his visit to the island, the head of the Russian State Duma will travel to Nicaragua, where he will speak before the National Assembly of that country, recently notified that instance of the parliament in the Eurasian country.
In this way, the development of the interparliamentary dialogue, affected in recent years by the limitations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, will continue.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov recently traveled to these countries and Venezuela in order to discuss ways to optimize bilateral trade and promote economic cooperation between the countries.
On January 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov highlighted that President Vladimir Putin agreed to expand strategic cooperation in all areas during exchanges with the heads of state of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
