Cuba's strategic location in the Gulf of Mexico, which is why the Caribbean republic is called the “key to the Gulf,” could make it easier for BRICS member countries to access important markets in Central America and the Caribbean, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said at the BRICS summit in Kazan.

“Cuba, as the ‘key' to the Gulf, in light of its strategic position in the Caribbean Sea, can facilitate the access of BRICS countries to important markets in Central America and the Caribbean and help establish strategic associations for the benefit of our countries,” he said in a speech published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.

“With its political, economic, and demographic weight, the BRICS association has emerged as a major player with growing relevance and leadership in the global geopolitical scenario and has become a real hope for the countries of the South on their difficult path to a more just, democratic and sustainable world order,” the minister........

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