HAVANA—Iranian Industries and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said here
that his government had expanded the credit it granted Cuba from 200 million euros to 500 million euros ($272 million to $680 million) and was implementing "very important" bilateral agreements. Iran "decided to extend the financial ceiling of the credit it had granted Cuba up to 500 million euros" and reached an agreement to "make this credit operative as soon as possible," Mehrabian said.