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Cuba seeks food security help from Iranian private sector

Iran and Cuba also pledged to boost trade during a summit in Tehran.

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Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez (L) welcomes his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif before a meeting in Havana on Nov. 6, 2020. — YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images

Iranian and Cuban officials met in Tehran today for a meeting of the Iran-Cuba Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation. 

Iran’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Ehsan Khandouzi hosted a Cuban delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas. Khandouzi called for boosting economic ties between the two countries, particularly in the health and agricultural sectors, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. 

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