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Havana, Cuba.- The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and national coordinator for the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Anayansi Rodríguez, spoke at the opening segment of the XI Meeting of National Coordinators of the mechanism.

According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry on its website, Rodríguez highlighted the vital importance of CELAC and the principle of unity in diversity in the face of the challenges facing the region.

She also referred to the need to preserve and protect the historical heritage of the Community and not to backtrack on the consensus reached.

She encouraged the next Summit to focus its attention on issues of vital importance for the region such as the commitment to the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace; the rejection of unilateral coercive measures; South-South cooperation and the relationship between CELAC and extra-regional partners.

In a context of marked aggressiveness by the current United States government against Cuba, the deputy minister of foreign affairs thanked the numerous expressions of support and solidarity with the Island, received from governments, parliaments, political, religious and social organizations and political figures from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Havana, Cuba.- Cuba began receiving equipment for marine research to protect biodiversity and ensure sustainable fishing exploitation of its southeastern platform, the FAO confirmed on Tuesday.

A key objective is to strengthen the capacity of the Fisheries Research Center (CIP) and the technical departments (bureaus of capture) of fishing companies located in the Gulf of Guacanayabo, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said here. The initiative is being promoted by the Cuban Ministry of Food Industry, with technical assistance from FAO and funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as part of the Conpescas Guacanayabo project.

For the ongoing study, Cuba will receive equipment for geo-referencing, positioning, observation and measurement of physical-chemical and oceanographic parameters, as well as working tools and diving equipment, the UN agency said.

It added that the supplies will help ensure the periodic assessment of the habitat and populations subject to fishing exploitation in the area.

Other contributions include computer technology and vehicles to facilitate the management of processes related to the Santa Cruz del Sur Industrial Fishing Enterprise in Camagüey, the Granma Industrial Fishing Enterprise and the Guayabal Base Business Unit, which belongs to the Las Tunas Fishing Company, according to the report.

The FAO stated that in order to contribute to the management and recovery of marine populations, biological-fisheries assessments are needed to recognize the sustainable limits of exploitation, the state of the habitat, the abundance of species, the fluctuations in their growth, and to identify those that may be at risk of extinction.

The UN agency noted that scientific research on biological and environmental issues ensures proper decision-making in the productive sector and helps create the conditions for a profitable and sustainable fishing industry for the benefit of communities and the country.