Xi says China supports Cuba in safeguarding sovereignty, opposing foreign interference

China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and opposing foreign interference and blockade, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Moscow on Friday.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War.

Noting that this year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides, Xi said China is willing to further consolidate the ironclad friendship with Cuba, build a closer China-Cuba community with a shared future, and set a strong example of solidarity and cooperation between socialist countries and sincere mutual assistance between developing countries.

China and Cuba should work to make solid progress in exchanges at all levels and cooperation in all fields and ensure that high-level political mutual trust remains a hallmark of the relations between the two countries, Xi said.

The Chinese side also supports Cuba's efforts to promote economic and social development, said Xi, adding that the two sides, both as important members of the Global South, should enhance coordination and cooperation within such frameworks as BRICS and the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, oppose power politics and unilateral bullying, and safeguard international fairness and justice.

Diaz-Canel, for his part, said that Cuba and China are close friends and brothers, expressing gratitude to the Chinese side for its long-standing support for Cuba's economic and social development.

Cuba firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with China, enhance friendly exchanges between the two peoples, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs, build a community with a shared future, and promote greater development of bilateral relations, Diaz-Canel said.

Cuba supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative and is willing to work with China to oppose unilateralism and protectionism and safeguard the common interests of the international community, he said.

Xi says China supports Cuba in safeguarding sovereignty, opposing foreign interference

Xi says China supports Cuba in safeguarding sovereignty, opposing foreign interference

Xi says China supports Cuba in safeguarding sovereignty, opposing foreign interference

Xi says China supports Cuba in safeguarding sovereignty, opposing foreign interference

The U.S. dollar closed almost flat in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.01 percent to 98.035 at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1767 dollars from 1.1777 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.3507 dollars from 1.35 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 156.03 Japanese yen, lower than 156.50 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.7896 Swiss francs from 0.7891 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3684 Canadian dollars from 1.3672 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.1802 Swedish kronor from 9.16 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar closes flat