Havana, November 28 (RHC)-- Cuba's Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca has highlighted the fraternal relations between the island and Syria, and noted that Cuba will stand by the Arab Republic in the reconstruction phase.

According to Syrian news agency (SANA), during a meeting on Monday in the Cuban capital with Syrian ambassador to Cuba, Idris Mayya, Malmierca renewed the island´s support for the Arab country in all international circles, and voiced Cuba´s confidence in Syria´s victory against terrorism.

During the interview Malmierca and the Syrian diplomat reviewed bilateral economic relations and stressed the importance of upgrading and enhancing this cooperation in all of its domains.

Idris Mayya, recently appointed as Syria Ambassador to Cuba, has been meeting with Cuban officials from different sectors such as the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, the Cuban Trade Union Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.