Iran’s private sector poised to restore Cuba’s inactive industries
Samad Hassanzadeh, the head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, expressed on Tuesday the readiness of the country’s private sector to help rebuild Cuba’s inactive industries.
Stressing that the resolution of supply chain issues in Cuba's agricultural sector is one of Iran's areas of activity in the Latin American country, Hassanzadeh said good connections can be formed in the reconstruction of Cuban industries that have been stagnant for several years.
“Iran, given its significant capacities in the fields of technical and engineering services, oil and petrochemical industries, and petrochemical industries, can establish good economic relations with Cuba,” he said.
“I believe that many Iranian products can find their place in Cuba's markets, given Cuba's needs. With the use of new technologies in Iranian products and the great expertise available in all fields in Iran, there is potential for significant connections, especially in the reconstruction of Cuban industries that have been stagnant for several years, allowing Cuba to properly utilize Iran's capacities and capabilities.”
Underlining that sugarcane cultivation is one of the opportunities that the two countries can include in their joint agricultural programs, Hassanzadeh said, “The Iranian private sector is ready to participate in solving Cuba's supply chain problems, given the country's capabilities in the agricultural sector.”
He also praised Cuba's remarkable progress in the biomedical field and vaccine production as a basis for joint cooperation between the two countries, saying, “Given that Iran also has significant achievements in the health sector, health diplomacy is one of the areas that can help develop relations between the two countries.”