Ivan Melnikov met with member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Marta Ayala Ávila

On March 13, 2024, the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov held a meeting with the member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, BioCubaFarma CEO Marta Ayala Ávila.

The conversation was held in a comradely, friendly atmosphere, the meeting participants discussed issues of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cuba in the field of medicine and pharmaceuticals.

The Russian side was also represented by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Health Protection Alexey Kurinny and member of the Committee Nikolay Osadchy. The Cuban side was represented by the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Russia Julio Garmendía Peña, BioCubaFarma Deputy CEO Eulogio Pimentel Vázquez and Deputy Director General of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Jorge Valdés Hernández.