The Cuban head of State said that the meeting, which took place at the international airport of Maiquetia, in Caracas, made it possible to confirm the level of relations and to strengthen those ties.

It is always comforting to return to the Homeland of Bolivar and Chavez. With brother President Nicolas Maduro, I held a brief but very beneficial working meeting for our bilateral relations and the strengthening of the solidarity and cooperation ties that unite us, Diaz-Canel wrote on Twitter.

Also on Twitter, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez noted that at the fraternal meeting both leaders ratified the will to continue strengthening the ties of brotherhood, solidarity and cooperation between the two peoples and governments.

Diaz-Canel made a stopover in Caracas after participating in the 7th Celac Summit in Argentina, whose final declaration ratified the region’s will to advance in integration.

According to information from the Presidency of the Republic, Diaz-Canel arrived in Havana on Wednesday night and was welcomed by Vice President Salvador Valdes, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and the Organization Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales.

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