Cuban President Diaz-Canel Highlights Biotech Cooperation During Visit to Russia - teleSUR English
- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met St. Petersburg Governor Alexandr Beglov on May 5, 2025, at the Smolny Palace in Russia.
- Diaz-Canel mentioned the impact on Cuba of the United States' economic, trade, and financial restrictions that have been in place for over sixty years during their discussion.
- The officials visited Vertex's pharmaceutical plant and discussed enhancing cooperation between the Russian and Cuban pharmaceutical sectors, highlighting Cuba's Mariel Special Development Zone.
- Diaz-Canel emphasized Cuba's domestic production of 70% of medicines and declared, "We will not surrender" or "allow ourselves to be humiliated."
- The meeting suggests strengthened biotech collaboration, leveraging Cuba's vaccine and unique drug developments and St. Petersburg’s pharmaceutical industry status.
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Cuban President Diaz-Canel Highlights Biotech Cooperation During Visit to Russia - teleSUR English
He mentioned the existence of the Mariel Special Development Zone, where several biotechnology companies are established. On Monday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met with the governor of the city of St. Petersburg, Alexandr Beglov. Upon his arrival at the Smolny Palace, the Cuban leader laid flowers at the statue of the founder of the first Socialist state Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. RELATED: Cuban Doctors Prevent Collapse of Grenada’s Health Sy…
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