Cuba’s Leader Heads to Russia and China as Its Economy Faces Energy Woes
- Communist island’s economy hard hit by pandemic, fuel crunch
- Diaz-Canel leads delegation to the island’s staunchest allies
Miguel Diaz-Canel
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday embarked on a rare international tour of Algeria, Russia, Turkey and China seeking support for the communist island as its economy has been hard hit by the global pandemic and energy woes.
“After two years under the effects of Covid-19 we’re crossing the Atlantic again on an intense tour where we will be discussing issues that are essential to our nation, primarily related to the electric and energy sectors,” Diaz-Canel wrote on Twitter.