Türkiye keen to improve ties with Cuba, says Erdogan

Türkiye attaches great importance to stronger cooperation with Cuba, particularly in economic matters, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Cuban counterpart on Friday.

In a phone call, Erdogan and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties in various fields, according to a statement by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.

Erdogan also extended his New Year’s greetings and congratulated Bermudez on Cuba’s National Liberation Day, marked on Jan. 1.

Türkiye and Cuba established diplomatic relations in 1952. Türkiye opened its first embassy in the capital Havana in 1979.