{"id":158740,"date":"2025-10-06T17:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/158740\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cuban-military-delegation-arrives-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/158740\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban military delegation arrives in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A Cuban military delegation, led by Legr\u00e1 Sotolongo, Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, has arrived in Belarus to discuss training programs for Cuban military personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Defense Ministry in Minsk, the visit includes meetings with the leadership of the Belarusian Armed Forces as well as tours of military units and facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe main objective is to identify practical measures for training Cuban military personnel, based on the experience of modern armed conflicts,\u201d said Valer Ravienka, head of the ministry\u2019s International Cooperation Department, in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian and Cuban defense officials have stepped up their exchanges in recent years. In August, Paviel Muraviejka, chief of the General Staff, became the third high-ranking Belarusian military official to visit Havana in the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin visited Cuba in January 2024, following a March 2023 trip by Viktar Hulievi\u010d, who was serving as chief of the General Staff at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel paid a state visit to Minsk in late June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuba identifies as a socialist republic and is governed exclusively by the Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), which suppresses opposition groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, the Cuban-Belarusian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held a meeting in Havana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 6, Pozirk. A Cuban military delegation, led by Legr\u00e1 Sotolongo, Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, has arrived in Belarus to discuss training programs for Cuban military personnel. 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