00:00On Thursday, Russia further condemned the economic pressure measures the United States maintains on Cuba.
00:05During a phone call between the nation's foreign ministers, the Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov reportedly reaffirmed Russia's principal position
00:12that U.S. economic and political pressure on Cuba was unacceptable and expressed strong support for the fraternal Cuban people
00:20in defending their state sovereignty and their right to choose their own development path.
00:25Moreover, during the conversation, key bilateral cooperation issues and matters on the international agenda were addressed.
00:33In addition, the ministers also discussed the schedule of the upcoming bilateral contacts,
00:36including the 23rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Cuban Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.
