Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi hails the growing cooperation between Tehran and Havana as a source of hope for independent nations and a cause of frustration for global imperialist powers.

Raisi made these comments in Havana on Thursday during a joint meeting of the senior delegations of Iran and Cuba.

He asserted that the United States and other bullying powers are powerless against independent nations. �Our cooperation in the path to progress can create hope in independent nations and despair in imperialists.�

The Iranian president suggested the establishment of a joint commission on technological cooperation between the two countries.

He paid tribute to Cuba's resilient and steadfast people and their national heroes. He also honored the memory of all those who gave their lives for the independence and freedom of the nation.

The Iranian president noted that ties between Tehran and Havana improved significantly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, saying, �In the years following the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the relations between the two countries have been enhancing, and constructive mutual cooperation has taken place in recent years and especially during the coronavirus pandemic.�

He stated that Iran and Cuba have substantial common grounds, such as the struggle for independence, emphasizing, �Iran is ready to cooperate with all countries, but if a country acts against the interests of our nation, we will oppose it.�

President Raisi then referred to the resistance of the Iranian nation against sanctions and the US's so-called maximum pressure campaign, saying, �Iran considers relations with independent countries as one of the ways to counter sanctions.�

By Press TV