Damascus - A representative of the Cuban embassy in Syria, led by business manager, Pablo Ginarte, has visited the Yussef Azmeh military hospital in the Mezzeh neighborhood of this capital.

Its director, Brigadier General Ghassan Haddad, said Syria and Cuba are in the same trench of fighting imperialism and Zionism, and stressed that despite Western sanctions, the military hospitals in Syria remain in operation.

He explained that the hospital received numerous injuries between 2013 and 2015, and seven cases of soldiers injured by chemical attacks and toxic gases around Damascus perpetrated by terrorist groups.

During the tour, the Cuban representatives met with medical staff and wounded people, including 25 soldiers in the recent fighting in Ein Tarma, near Damascus.