Cuban and Belarusian regime sign military cooperation agreement

The minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (FAR), the general of the Army CorpsAlvaro Lopez Miera, signed a military cooperation agreement with his counterpart, Lieutenant GeneralViktor Jrenin, Minister of Defense ofBelarus.

“Minister of Defense of Belarus, Lieutenant General, Viktor Jrenin, and Minister of Defense of Cuba, Álvaro López Miera, signed documents on bilateral military cooperation,” indicated the Ministry of Defense of the Slavic country on its Telegram channel.

Andvideo shared through this social network, showed the moment in which both Defense Ministers signed the Agreement, of which no details have emerged, but which, according to analysts and independent press media,further accentuates the transfer of sovereignty from Havana to Moscow, in the middle of the critical scenario of theRussian invasion of Ukraine.

"This is a Law that embodies the will and mandate of the Homeland," said López Miera after signing the secret Agreement, arrogating to himself legislative powers that he does not have and making clear the Cuban regime's respect for the "will" of the people, supposedly "sovereign".

“Cuba is an important partner in the international arena and a strategic ally in the Western Hemisphere for the Republic of Belarus. Despite our geographical distance and cultural differences, our countries are very similar: we defend freedom and independence, social justice and equal cooperation with other countries,” Jrenin told the Cuban official press during his recent visit to the Island.

In the midst of the growing tension between Russia and its allies (among which Belarus and Cuba stand out, as well as Iran and China) with the Western powers that support Ukraine, the relationship between Minsk and Havana becomes closer, even considering At the end of last November, the Cuban regime was interested in purchasing Belarusian weapons, especially missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers.

“We are also similar in that we do not fear difficulties and we do not give up on our goals. “We are proud of the chosen development path and we do not impose it on anyone,” Jrenin told Cuban journalists, according to the message fromTelegram of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.

Quoting the Belarusian autocratAlexander Lukashenko, the Minister of Defense of that country stated that “military force has become the basis of political relations between countries today. “Consequently, it is important for defense departments to establish relationships that meet the needs of our people, so that people feel safe.”

According to thefountain cited, in Cuba both ministers “exchanged points of view on issues of the international situation and discussed in depth the prospects for bilateral cooperation in the military field.”

Likewise, the meeting served to highlight "the similarities in the positions of both States in the international arena, their strong historical ties and their common approaches to evaluating the key issues of our time."

At the end of November, a report from the AgencyWHICHHe noted that during a meeting in Havana between representatives of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Cuba,an important military cooperation plan was agreed.

According to the agency, Belarusian media reported thatCuba had shown its interest in supplies of Belarusian weapons, including Polonez missile launchers, with a range of up to 300 kilometers..

For its part, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus confirmed that "negotiations are taking place in Havana between representatives of the armed forces of Belarus and Cuba," who "agreed on a military cooperation project and a plan of bilateral events to 2024".

In May the news broke thatBelarus would train Cuban soldiers and, “in a planned manner” (through Agreement), it would promote military cooperation with the island regime.

This was confirmed by the head of the Department of International Military Cooperation-Assistant to the Minister of Defense for International Military Cooperation,Valery Revenko, who, after a meeting with Cuban military authorities, noted on Twitter that the agenda “was dedicated to the training of military personnel from the island in the Republic of Belarus.”

Revenko also reported that in the meeting with the military, naval and air attaché at the Cuban Embassy in Russia and Belarus,Colonel Mónica Milián Gómez How to promote military cooperation between the two countries “in a planned manner” was addressed.

These facts have been accompanied by constant revelations aboutthe presence of Cuban mercenaries between the Russian troops invading Ukrainian territory, and suspicions about the presence of regular Cuban troops in the conflict, camouflaged behind the presence of "mercenaries."

At the end of April, the Russian Foreign Minister alsoSergey Lavrov I affirm thatMilitary cooperation between Russia and Cuba was developing successfully.

At the end of a visit to the island, Lavrov assured in a press conference that “our military cooperation with Cuba is developing successfully, according to the agreements between both parties. And I understand that the forms of this military cooperation satisfy both the Russian and Cuban sides."