Xi states nation seeks two-sided relations with Cuba

(MENAFN) China’s President Xi Jinping declared that Beijing is prepared to strengthen its partnership with Cuba, according to reports. His remarks came in an exchange of congratulatory messages with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel marking 65 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Xi highlighted that over the past six and a half decades, the relationship has steadily advanced, serving as an example of “solidarity and cooperation” among socialist nations and a demonstration of “sincere mutual assistance” between developing states.

Underscoring the importance China places on its ties with Havana, Xi stated that Beijing aims to use the anniversary as a new milestone for advancing cooperation. He noted Beijing’s readiness to foster “traditional friendship, deepen high-level political mutual trust, systematically advance development cooperation, strengthen all-round strategic coordination, jointly safeguard international fairness and justice, and continuously achieve new outcomes in building a China-Cuba community with a shared future.”

In their joint message, Diaz-Canel stressed that the two nations have sustained a strong and enduring partnership for more than six decades. On the same day, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz also exchanged greetings. Li expressed a willingness to maintain close engagement, while Cruz reaffirmed Havana’s commitment to expanding cooperation in multiple sectors of shared interest.

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