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Raúl receives Russian minister of
civil defense
PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz yesterday received Serguei
Shoigu, minister of civil defense and emergency
situations of the Russian Federation, who is on a
working visit to Cuba.
 Their
meeting reaffirmed the satisfaction of both sides
regarding progress in cooperation between the
institutions that oversee civil defense in their
respective countries.
Raúl
reaffirmed to his distinguished guest the gratitude
of the Cuban people for the Russian aid received
after the passage of hurricanes last year, and sent
greetings to President Medvedev and the Russian
people.
Shoigu, for his part, expressed his satisfaction at
his new opportunity to directly appreciate our
country’s efforts to confront difficulties and
continue moving forward.
Those present also included Army Corps General Julio
Casas Regueiro, minister of the FAR; Major General
Ramón Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil
Defense General Staff; Mikhail L. Kamynin,
ambassador of the Russian Federation in Cuba, and
Vladimir A. Puchkov and Yuri V. Barashnikov, members
of the delegation.
Translated by Granma International
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