The first flight, of seven scheduled, with workers from the Russian oil company Rosneft who come to vacation and undergo a medical check-up on the island, arrived this Saturday at the “Juan Gualberto Gómez” International Airport, in the Matanzas resort of Varadero.
They were a total of389 passengers, on this occasion, that they will develop stay programs on the island as part of a corporate business tourism project, indicated the official television station.TV Yumurí.
According to a note published by theGrupo Internacional de Turoperadores y Agencias de Viajes, Havanatur S.A., Rosneft's official receptive in Cuba, "this flight represents the first of three groups of the oil company with a view to the spring, and in addition, four other flights have been scheduled for the fall."
A report of the tourist siteExcellencies Cuba, indicates that since this type of cooperation was implemented, 14 years ago, “Havanatur assumed the responsibility of satisfying the oil company's expectations.Its activities are aimed at increasing standards of living and health in natural settings.”.
The visit of Rosneft workers to Cuba takes place in a context ofeconomic crisis on the island, also manifested in the scarcity ofmedicines for any treatment on the island.
In 2023,More than 1,200 workers of this Russian oil company rested and underwent a medical check-up in Cuba in the same conditions of shortages for the Cuban population.
However, its arrival contributes to the Cuban government's intention to attract Russian tourism. According to estimates by the regime, they hope thatThis year more than 200,000 tourists from that Eurasian nation will arrive in the country, becauseThe use of MIR cards came into force at the end of 2023.
“The influx of travelers currently exceeds the record numbers that date back to 2019, with more than 184 thousand visitors,” he said.Juan Carlos García Granda, minister of tourism, during the International Tourism Fair (MITT), in Moscow.
Cuba has about 20,000 payment terminals at different points of sale of products and services, located in tourist destinations, and so far more than 50,000 successful operations have been carried out, which is a competitive advantage, García said.
Havana and Moscow maintain close bilateral ties, taken to the highest level with therecent visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Havana.
On that occasion the chancellor did not hesitate to affirm that "Cuba is our traditional partner, our most important ally in Latin America and the Caribbean. "We are satisfied with the very constructive and intense nature of the Russian-Cuban political dialogue at all levels," he said, noting that he andBruno Rodriguez They maintain regular contact, according to the news channelRT (antigua Russia Today).
Regardingrelations between both countries, Lavrov described them as “positive”, in a scenario where the Cuban government has shown its full support for the Russian war against Ukraine, although the chancellor did not specifically refer to that issue.
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