The Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz participated online in the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, where he requested an increase in business with Cuba.
"We reaffirm the commitment to expand and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation links between Cuba and the Member States of the Union," Marrero said.
In his speech, the Prime Minister insisted that the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has succeeded in becoming a platform for close interaction among its member states and said that it is a promising player on the international stage.
"We must achieve greater coordination that allows us to develop joint projects in areas of common interest, for which a more systematic and effective relationship between the ministries and organizations of the Commission, the Member States, and Observers is essential," Marrero commented.
The Cuban government is seeking alliances to try to overcome the economic crisis. However, the projects they are planning are not materializing with the speed required by the situation on the island.
"Our country places great importance on economic, commercial, financial, and cooperative relations with the Eurasian Economic Union and its Member States, based on the historical ties between the Cuban people and the peoples of this region," Marrero said.
He pointed out that there are opportunities in the sphere of agriculture and agribusiness. In this sense, he said that they have been promoting actions with "Belarusian partners for years."
However, he specified that "the businesses that are successfully developed will also contribute to the export of Cuban products to the member countries of the UEEA." Perhaps this is the reason why the alleged progress in that area is not noticeable in Cuban markets.
The Eurasian Economic Union was created in 2014, and since 2020 Cuba has been an observer country.
The Cuban government wants to have a greater coordinating role because it ensures that it will allow "promoting foreign investment in Cuba for the development of animal production, such as poultry, livestock, pork, citrus fruits, sugar, cocoa, and coffee," something that Marrero believes can be beneficial for everyone.
In Havana, during the April meeting of the Council of Ministers, Marrero stated that amid the country's economic difficulties, "the best production levels and performance cannot be achieved." Interestingly, the president believes that "it is possible to make progress by fully exploiting collective intelligence."
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