He The Russian Federal Customs Service plans to open in Cuba a representative office that looks after the interests of this country on the island. According to Prensa Latina, Ruslan Davidov, acting head of this departmentor he told the TASS agency that the office should also serve such countries Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Boris Titov, President of the Russia-Cuba Business Council, announced last June that the Cuban port Mariel was among the favorites to set up a commercial logistics center between Russia and Latin America. The official announced that Moscow is studying the possibility of creating it a sea route Common trade for all Latin American countries to reduce transportation costs.
“The idea is to create a unified transport system that collects goods from Latin America for Russia and from Russia for a port in Latin America, so that the longest part of the journey is common for everyone and therefore cheaper,” Titov said in the St. Petersburg Economic Forumthis year dedicated to relationships with Latin America.
In his statements, Davidov also said that among the upcoming openings, plans for the inauguration should be highlighted a representative office of the Federal Customs Service in Iran.
Russia was readmitted There have been regular direct flights to Cuba since last July with a new route as the river narrows Connections between Havana and Moscow. The Cuban government does not require visas from Russians. According to authorities in both countries, human trafficking is expected to end by the end of 2023 Shared passengers reach 150,000 people.