United Nations, New York.- Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel met on tuesday with the head of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, as part of his agenda of bilateral meetings within the framework of the UN General Assembly.

On Monday, the Cuban leader met with his Ecuadorian counterparts, Lenin Moreno; Iran, Hasan Rohani; Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovia; Mozambique, Filipe Nyussi; Peru, Martin Vizcarra; and Andorra, Antoni Marti.

In addition, Diaz-Canel delivered his first speech before the UN General Assembly at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, in which he stated that international peace remains threatened by the philosophy of domination.

He also met with Republican and Democratic members of the United States Congress, to whom he ratified the will to promote bilateral relations.

In that meeting, held at the permanent mission of Cuba to the UN, the President referred to the willingness to take advantage of the potential of cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

Just a few days before the meeting of the Cuban President with Pedro Sanchez, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain, Josep Borrell, noted that this would be a good time for the Spanish President to visit Cuba.