Cuban FAR Minister returns to Belarus for the second time in just over a year.

In Belarus, a strategic ally of Russia, the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba, Álvaro López Miera, returned little more than a year after making a similar trip.

López Miera arrived in Minsk, the capital of the country, by invitation of the head of the Department of Defense of Belarus, as indicated in a press release from the Ministry of the Armed Forces of that nation in Eastern Europe.

Likewise, they add that the participation is motivated by the solemn commemorative events of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders.

In said events and military parade, scheduled for Wednesday, July 3, the presence of more than 5,000 soldiers and over 300 pieces of equipment is expected, as well as elements of the Russian aviation in the aerial segment of the parade, confirmed the official TASS news agency.

The Cuban delegation visited the commemorative complex of the Brest Fortress, where they laid flowers in front of the Eternal Flame.

Last June, López Miera and his Belarusian counterpart Víktor Jrenin met in Minsk and explored ways to develop military cooperation between the two countries, according to a press release from the Belarusian side.

At the meeting, the ministers "detailed the current state of bilateral military cooperation and ways to continue developing it," the note adds. In addition, Jrenin and López Miera exchanged views on the global security situation, as well as the military and political situation in Europe.

"At the end of the conversations, the ministers reiterated their mutual interest in intensifying military contacts," the note concluded.

In January of this year, Jrenin returned the visit to Havana, where bilateral collaboration documents were signed, the details of which did not emerge.

According to analysts and independent media outlets, this signature further emphasizes the transfer of sovereignty from Havana to Moscow, amid the critical scenario of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"This is a Law that embodies the will and mandate of the Homeland," expressed López Miera after signing the secret Agreement, arrogating legislative powers that he does not possess and making clear the respect of the Cuban regime for the "will" of the people, the supposed "sovereign."

Belarus is a country that has been heavily involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and with which the Havana regime has strengthened political and economic ties, making visits by officials from both sides increasingly common.