Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel held talks on Thursday in Havana with Fahad Bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, Health Minister of Saudi Arabia.

The visit confirmed the important state of bilateral diplomatic and political relations between the two nations, reads a message on the X account of the Cuban Presidency.

During the meeting, Diaz-Canel ratified Cuba’s willingness to keep expanding relations with Saudi Arabia.

The two countries have shared important relations in the medical field and with regards to a Saudi credit line to develop economic and social works in Cuba.