FILE - In this May 28, 2016 file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the inauguration of the new parliament, in Tehran, Iran. Boeing Co.Äôs historic deal with Iran Air rests on shaky foundations, with potentially $25 billion riding on hopes that Tehran would stop its past practice of using the airlineÄôs planes to ferry fighters and weapons across the Middle East. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and his brother President Raul Castro during a one-day state visit in Havana.
Monday’s sit-down with Fidel Castro was an unusual encounter since Cuba’s 90-year-old retired president receives only a few people.
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Officials did not say where they talked, but photos appeared to show them inside Castro’s home. A government statement said the two leaders discussed the importance of food production and threats to world peace.
Rouhani met separately with Raul Castro, who took over leadership of Cuba’s government in 2006 after his brother fell ill. Officials did not comment on their discussions
Iran’s president came to Cuba after attending the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Venezuela, which is the island’s main commercial and political partner.
