HAVANA, February 27. /TASS/. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has received visiting Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev in Havana and the two officials discussed bilateral cooperation.

"In Havana, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev was received by President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel y Bermudez. [The two officials] discussed issues of practical cooperation between Russia and Cuba in the fields of security, economy and culture," the Russian Security Council said. According to it, the Cuban leader and the top Russian security official "underscored that Russia and Cuba are reliable allies as they maintain multifaceted interaction while pursuing the course toward deepening Russian-Cuban ties.".