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The talks finished with the signing of six documents.

Mr Putin and Mr Castro signed a joint statement in which they stressed their loyalty to the principles of the United Nations, denounced international terrorism, and expressed satisfaction with the current level of Russian-Cuban political dialogue. In the document, Cuba praised Russia’s recent initiatives on the non-proliferation of missile and related technologies and on removing materials from the nuclear fuel cycle that might be used to manufacture weapons.

Russia thanked Cuba for supporting its efforts to guarantee the preservation of and compliance with the ABM Treaty, the cornerstone of strategic stability.

The parties once again denounced the United States’ trade, economic and financial embargo on Cuba, along with any measures connected with the embargo taken in third countries. Cuba thanked Moscow for supporting the relevant UN General Assembly resolution.

The joint statement stressed the futility of attempts to use the concepts of “humanitarian intervention” and “restricted sovereignty” to justify violent uni-lateral, collective and especially bloc actions bypassing the United Nations.

Russia and Cuba also signed agreements on judicial cooperation, avoiding dual taxation, and health cooperation, and a protocol on bilateral trade for 2001–2005.

Mr Putin and Mr Castro addressed a news conference after the talks.