Cuba, Russia Sign Strategic Association Memorandum

Moscow, (Prensa Latina)

Russia's President Dmitri Medvedev and Cuba's Raul Castro signed on Friday at the Kremlin a memorandum about the Strategic Collaboration Principles between both countries.

Medvedev said the visit by the Cuban president was an important milestone in the bilateral relations.

"Congratulations to our friends for the 50th anniversary of the Revolution," he said, and expressed his best wishes to Commander Fidel Castro.

We have signed 34 documents, he said, and highlighted that Cuba and Russia have a great development potential, which will allow us making progress to increase trade. He asserted that the task now is to boost materialization of the agreements.The Cuban president asserted that he shared Medvedev's statements. It is a historic landmark in an important time in bilateral relations, he said.

With the ninth session of the Inter-Government Collaboration Commission, we have moved forward, said Raul Castro, and highlighted that it is Cuba's job to take the relevant steps for a strategic association.