The document, signed alongside Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Council, establishes a cooperation agenda between the island and the bloc comprising Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.

The agreement contemplates the strengthening of economic, commercial, and scientific exchanges in sectors where Cuba possesses competitive advantages, according to a report from the Presidency of the Republic.

Valdés highlighted the potential of the Mariel Special Development Zone, biotechnology, tourism, the sugar industry, and agriculture as priority areas for collaboration with the five Eurasian nations.

Sagintayev thanked the Cuban delegation for its presence in its capacity as an Observer State at the summit, at a complex moment for the Caribbean nation.

The official recalled the high regard that President Miguel Díaz-Canel holds for the Eurasian Economic Union, evidenced by his in-person participation in two previous meetings.

He also mentioned the meeting held in March with Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva during an intergovernmental meeting that allowed for increased trade not only with Russia but also with other bloc nations such as Armenia.

Valdés explained that Cuban participation in this summit takes on special relevance given the intensification of the U.S. blockade and threats of military aggression.

The vice president extended an invitation to businesspeople from the regional bloc nations to participate in next November's Havana International Trade Fair, a suitable space for concretizing mutually beneficial business deals.

Following the signing, Valdés and Sagintayev toured the Astana Congress Center, headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Forum.

A delegation of Cuban businesspeople from the trade, logistics, and biotechnology sectors is participating in this summit, which is key to international commercial dialogue.