A Russian Navy ship will arrive in Cuba with hundreds of cadets

He Russian warship Perekop arrival Havana Between July 11 and 14, with a crew Hundreds of cadets Another sign of the close relationship between the Kremlin and the Cuban regime.

It was the first visit of the training ship, which belongs to the Baltic Fleet and normally sails with a crew of more than 500 cadets from St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Baltic Naval Military Universities.

Cadets participating in voyages are required to improve navigational training and ship control skills. Perekop will come on board with humanitarian cargo, according to TASS agency, but did not give details.

Havana and Moscow have strengthened their alliance so far this yearAnnounces commercial, cultural, political and commercial projects, but they have more reservations about increasing ties in the military sector.

“We know the arrival of your school ship and we are preparing for it”, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz pointed out during his recent visit to Russia.

Referring to Russian-Cuban relations, the prime minister pointed out that the parties “face the task”. Raise trade and economic relations to the level of political relations, which are much stronger.”

As he put it, “There is no Cuba that does not know the history of the Soviet Union and the heroic defense of Leningrad.”. Expressing his solidarity with Russia, he said that Cuba condemns the economic sanctions against the Russian Federation. “We are categorically against the West’s attempts to isolate Russia on the international stage,” he said.

And the ship’s arrival will be the framework for a series of cultural activities. “We are preparing our soccer players and chess players so they have good matches,” Marrero said.

The agency said ratioSt. Petersburg, Moscow and the main command of the Russian Navy will celebrate cultural and business events in Cuba in July.

St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beklov said a delegation was formed to participate in the event. “Official meetings are planned, an exhibition will be opened on besieged Leningrad. A friendly football match will be held,” he announced.

On June 17, Marrero concluded his 11-day visit to Russia after attending the Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (UEE) in Sochi and the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. During his stay, he met with President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and other senior officials.

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