00:00We're going to Russia once again, where President Vladimir Putin holds stock with the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno
00:07Rodriguez Parrilla.
00:09Let's listen. Let's listen to statements of President Vladimir Putin and Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in this official visit from the
00:17Foreign Minister of Cuba.
00:19...affairs, but also as a special envoy of the President, and I'd like to convey my best wishes to the
00:27President of Cuba and to the General of the Army.
00:31Our countries are tied by a special kind of relationship throughout history.
00:38We've been on Cuba's side in its fight for independence and for its right to develop according to its own
00:47path.
00:48We've always supported the people of Cuba.
00:52We know how difficult it has been over these years and decades of Cuba's independence,
01:00that it has truly been a hard time for the people of Cuba as they fought for their right to
01:07live by their rules and to fight for their interests.
01:11Today is a special period. The sanctions, you know, are position. It's unacceptable.
01:18...and our Minister of Foreign Affairs has voiced our position clearly and unequivocally.
01:27As to our bilateral ties, they are developing positively, and I'm sure that today we'll have plenty of opportunity to
01:38discuss all of these issues at length.
01:41Once again, happy to see you and welcome.
01:44By the way, this year we'll be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro.
01:53We'll be celebrating together.
02:19We're watching right now images from Russia, where President Vladimir Putin is receiving Foreign Minister Bruno RodrÃguez.
02:25This is an official visit from Bruno RodrÃguez that comes amidst a cooperation frame between Russia and Cuba.
02:33This regarding the support of Moscow to Cuba in the face of the United States' blockade measures to economically suffocate
02:43Cuba.
02:44In this context, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held a meeting with his Cuban counterpart
02:52where he rejected the accusations that a cooperation between Russia and Cuba will be threatening to the United States' security
03:03or to other countries' security.
03:05Moscow has declared in several occasions that it will continue to support Havana in defending its sovereignty,
03:14in defending also its security and its right to self-determination, to all countries' self-determination.
03:23The Cuban Foreign Minister expressed also that the island will continue to implement joint projects and agreements with Russia,
03:33despite all the threats from the United States.
03:40In this scenario, Bruno RodrÃguez reaffirmed that the Cuban government is open to dialogue with any country
03:49on the basis of respect for self-determination.
03:56In addition, let's recall that Bruno RodrÃguez reaffirmed that the Cuban government has been open to dialogue with any country
04:07on respect for self-determination.
04:09This in the context of the U.S. blockade.
04:16We are watching now the images from Russia where President Vladimir Putin is receiving Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno RodrÃguez Parrilla
04:24on an official visit of Foreign Minister Bruno RodrÃguez that comes amidst a cooperation frame between Russia and Cuba
04:31regarding the support of Moscow to Cuba in the face of the United States' blockade measures to economically suffocate Cuba.
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