Leader calls for coalition among nations opposed to US bullying
Iran, Cuba sign seven documents, cooperation agreements
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said great political and economic capacities of Iran and Cuba should be used to form a coalition against the bullying of the United States and its Western allies.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a Monday meeting with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was also present at the meeting. Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to the remarkable potentialities of Iran and Cuba, and said, “These capacities should be used to set up an alliance and a coalition among those countries that share the same position against the US and Western bullying,” Press TV reported.
“This coalition, with a focus on economic collaborations, can have a united and influential stance on global issues, such as the Palestinian cause,” the leader added.
The Palestinian issue is not only related to recent events in Gaza and bombardments, as the Palestinian people have endured various forms of torture, suffering, and massacres over the past 75 years, the Leader emphasized. However, the current tragedy in Gaza is so significant that it has brought the reality to the world’s public consciousness, making it impossible to conceal. Ayatollah Khamenei regarded the positions of the Cuban president on global issues, especially the Palestinian cause, in harmony with the Islamic Republic’s stance, president.ir reported.
Referring to the collaboration of the two countries in international forums, he added that relations between the two countries, including scientific cooperation, should be strengthened more than ever.
The Leader expressed hope that the memoranda of understanding and agreements between the two countries would progress to the implementation and action stage.
Agreements inked
In the presence of the Iranian and Cuban presidents, senior officials of the two countries signed seven documents and agreements on the improvement of bilateral cooperation.
Raisi and Díaz-Canel also issued a joint statement on strengthening strategic relations between Tehran and Havana. According to the documents, Iran and Cuba will strengthen cooperation in various sectors of science and technology, health, agriculture, energy and mines, communications and medicine.
‘Unacceptable
genocide’
The Cuban president emphasized that the two countries can complement each other in various fields, especially in countering interventionist actions and sanctions by the United States and its allies.
“What is happening in Gaza today is an unacceptable genocide, and international organizations close their eyes to the massacre of tens of thousands of people in Gaza, two-thirds of whom are children and women,” he said.
Support of Palestine
The Iranian president had a separate meeting with the Cuban president, during which he said the two sides have a common stance on the need to form a coalition to support the oppressed Palestinian people in different continents, in cooperation with allied countries.
Raisi slammed the deafening silence of the international community on the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Díaz-Canel said Cuba slams Israel’s killing of thousands of Palestinian people and calls for the immediate establishment of a cease-fire in Gaza, which would prepare the ground for the formation of an independent Palestinian state. The Cuban president also said that in his talks with Iranian authorities in Tehran, both sides focused all their efforts on ways to deepen mutual relations, especially in the economic and commercial
spheres.