Mahmoud, Bruno and Fidel

BY: CAPITOL HILL CUBANS


October 11, 2010
According to Iran's state media:

Ahmadinejad urges closer Iran-Cuba ties

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran and Cuba should cooperate on all fronts, saying there is no limit for the promotion of ties with Latin American countries.

"The two countries should tap into all their potential to further deepen cooperation and mutual relations," President Ahmadinejad told Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Tehran on Sunday.

The president then touched upon Cuba's struggles against global capitalism and said, "Today, the historical dreams of the two countries and nations are coming true."

President Ahmadinejad told the top visiting Cuban official that Tehran and Havana can cooperate in a whole range of areas, highlighting the numerous possibilities for cooperation within the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Hegemonic powers seek to orchestrate coups in Latin America, said the Iranian president, urging all nations to remain vigilant and maintain presence in the global political arena.

The Cuban foreign minister, for his part, described Iran as a heavyweight in the global arena, adding that his country backs Iran in all international circles.

Rodriguez conveyed to President Ahmadinejad the warmest greetings of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, expressing hope that Tehran-Havana cooperation would further expand on an international level after Iran takes over the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement.