Cuba to Let Russian Firms Run Industrial Production Amid Energy Crisis

[El Presidente]

...For the record, Russian firms don't like to lose money either. This is a pipedream/BS story 

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Cuba to Let Russian Firms Run Industrial Production Amid Energy Crisis

 

Cuba is set to allow Russian companies to manage industrial production on the island as the country faces a worsening energy crisis, according to a high-ranking Russian official on April 10.

 

Roman Chekushov, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Industry, told that discussions with Cuban partners focused on providing Russian firms access to managing industrial enterprises in the republic.

The Cuban state company Tecnomatica has reportedly shown interest in Russian LTE communication systems, a project the ministry first mentioned last fall.

Meanwhile, the assembly of Russian cars in Cuba was recently halted due to power outages. Chekushov stated on Thursday that production is expected to resume once the energy supply stabilizes.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana on Thursday to discuss Cuba’s economic issues, specifically its energy security. Following the meeting, Ryabkov told a press conference that Russia does not intend to leave the Western Hemisphere despite positions held by Washington.

"Our relations with Cuba are of a special nature. We cannot just betray Cuba, it is absolutely out of the question, we cannot leave them to their fate," Ryabkov said.