In July 1972, Cuba joined the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon), an economic organization of socialist states, although this further limited Cuba's economy to agricultural production.
Pada Juli 1972, Kuba bergabung dengan Komekon (Comecon), sebuah organisasi ekonomi negara-negara sosialis, meskipun hal tersebut semakin membatasi ekonomi Kuba pada sektor pertanian.