On March 13, 2024, the First
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov
Melnikov
Ivan Ivanovich
held a meeting with the member
of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, BioCubaFarma
CEO Marta Ayala Ávila.
The conversation was held in a comradely, friendly atmosphere, the meeting participants discussed issues of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cuba in the field of medicine and pharmaceuticals.
The Russian side was also
represented by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Health Protection Alexey
Kurinny
Kurinny
Alexey Vladimirovich
and member of the Committee Nikolay Osadchy
Osadchy
Nikolay Ivanovich
. The Cuban side was
represented by the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Russia Julio Garmendía Peña,
BioCubaFarma Deputy CEO Eulogio Pimentel Vázquez and Deputy Director General of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Jorge Valdés Hernández.