CUBA/IRAN
IMPLEMENTATION
OF MUTUALLY SIGNED AGREEMENTS
SHOULD BE EXPEDITED


once the agreements
reached during the visit of Majlis Speaker,
Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel to Havana are implemented,
a crucial step will be taken towards further collaboration
between Tehran and Havana

Havana
Jose F. Sánchez
Bureau Chief
Cuba
Research Dept.
La Nueva Cuba
April 9, 2006

Cuba's Minister Without Portfolio Ricardo Cabrisas and Minister of Transportation Carlos Manuel Pazo in separate meetings with Iran's Ambassador to Cuba Ahmad Edrisian in Havana on Saturday called for expansion of bilateral ties.

At the meetings, the two ministers urged that given the will of the officials of both states for broader relations, implementation of mutually signed agreements should be expedited.

As the Head of Iran-Cuba Economic Commission, Cabrisas reviewed joint achievements in the domain of trade and economy and stressed that his country is determined to bolster its economic exchanges with Iran.

He hoped that given the recent visit of Majlis Speaker, Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel to Havana and those of numerous Cuban delegations to Iran in the current Christian year, the next joint commission meeting will be more fruitful.

For his part, Pazo, who is just back from his recent visit to Tehran, expressed satisfaction with the result of his trip and the growing trend of mutual ties.

Meanwhile, he praised Iran's progress in the field of transport.

The minister hoped that once the agreements reached during the visit are implemented, a crucial step will be taken towards further collaboration between Tehran and Havana.