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5 May, 2017 Maduro Calls to a Higher Social Leading

The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro called this Thursday to the revolutionary leadership to awaken social leading in the communities, through the National Constituent Assembly.

5 May, 2017 Guterres Reports on Reforms at UN

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, updated the one hundred and three Member States on his efforts to reform the organization, according to his spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

5 May, 2017 Begins In Cuba Discussions on Peace and Abolition of Military Bases

Guantánamo, Cuba.-More than 300 delegates started here today the debates about world peace sustainability and the threats posed by the increase of military bases, as part of an International Seminar to address these issues. With the participation of experts, military and members of pacifist movements of more than 30 nations, the 5th International Seminar for […]

5 May, 2017 Designers from 20 Countries to Attend Int’l Congress in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-Designers from some 20 countries will attend the 9th International Design Congress of Havana from June 7th to 9th, said organizers today. ‘Diseño ConCiencia’ is the slogan of the event, in which the amount of participants from many countries, as Mexico and Colombia, have already two-fold increased. Designers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, […]

5 May, 2017 Rafael Correa to Receive Order Jose Marti

Havana, Cuba.-The Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to talk today with his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, and to receive the Order Jose Marti, the highest medal awarded by the Cuban Council of State to foreign personalities for their contribution to peace. The head of state will be also honored as Doctor Honoris Causa by the University […]

4 May, 2017 Ecuador’s President Visits Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Ecuador”s outgoing President Rafael Correa is today in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba where he starts a two-day visit to the island during which he”ll pay tribute to late Fidel Castro and be conferred the Order Jose Marti, the country”s highest distinction. In Santiago, the Ecuadorian Head of State, who arrived last […]

3 May, 2017 Ecuadorian President Starts Visit to Cuba with Tribute to Fidel

Havana, Cuba.-Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa starts an official visit today to Cuba during which he will render tribute to the leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro, he is to be invested with several important distinctions and will tour centers of interest in the country. Correa’s stay starts in Santiago de Cuba, where he will render […]

1 May, 2017 Cuban Communist Party Official Meets Leader of A Just Russia

Moscow, Russia.-Sergei Mironov, chairman of the party A Just Russia, received here the leader of the International Relations Department of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), Juan Carlos Marsan, diplomatic sources said on Sunday. During the cordial meeting, both leaders spoke about issues of common interest, including the strengthening and expanding party ties. The Cuban official […]

26 April, 2017 Ukraine Demands End of US Blockade Against Cuba

Kiev, Ukraine.-The organization ”Stop the blockade against Cuba” has held a rally in front of the U.S. embassy in this capital to demand the end of the blockade against the island, diplomatic sources said today. The activity was also related to a new anniversary of the mercenary invasion on Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs), in […]

26 April, 2017 Turkish Businessman Rates Cuban Business Forum as Fruitful

Havana, Cuba.-The Vice President of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Mustafa Cikrikcioglu, described today the results of a bilateral business forum in Cuba as fruitful. Mustafa Cikrikcioglu, accompanied by several TIM delegation members led by the Turkish Ambassador to Cuba, Berris Ekinci, has conveyed the objective of contributing to enhance the volume of bilateral exchange, from […]

26 April, 2017 Seychelles President Opens His Country’s Embassy in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Seychelles President, Danny Faure, opens his country”s embassy in Cuba today, as part of his official visit to the Caribbean nation. The Seychelles embassy in Cuba is the first of that African nation in the Latin American and Caribbean region and its opening took place by late 2016. As part of its program of […]

24 April, 2017 Cuban Foreign Minister Concludes European Tour

Athens, Greece.-Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, departed from here back to Cuba today after an official visit to Greece, a country in which he finished a tour of three European nations. During his stay in Athens, a place in which he had arrived early Friday morning, Rodriguez Parrilla was received by Greek Prime […]

21 April, 2017 Mexican Company in Nicaragua Explores Business Opportunities in Cuba

Managua, Nicaragua.-The Mexican meet processing company SuKarne, leader to this sector in Central America, is currently exploring, from Nicaragua, opportunities for business with Cuba, source from the Cuban embassy in this country confirmed today. In statements to the news agency Prensa Latina, Cuban Ambassador to Nicaragua Juan Carlos Hernandez reported that he had visited the […]

21 April, 2017 Syria and Cuba Sign Agreement for Visa Exemption

Damascus, Syria.-Syria and Cuba signed today an agreement for reciprocal visa exemption for diplomatic, official, special and service passports. The signing of the agreement by Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad and the Cuban Ambassador to this country, Rogerio Santana, took place at the Cuban embassy in Damascus. The ceremony was also an expression of […]

21 April, 2017 Portuguese President Welcomes Cuban Foreign Minister

Lisbon, Portugal.-Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ratified today in this capital, to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, hios Government”s willingness of strengthening the relations with the Caribbean island nation. After welcoming the Cuban foreign minister at the Belem Palace, the Portuguese presidential residence, Rebelo de Sousa confirmed the Portuguese State willingness to consolidate the […]

19 April, 2017 Cuban Companies Active in Vietnam Trade Fair

Hanoi, Vietnam.-From Labiofam Vietnam, with 18 years in the Indochinese country, up to newly local Cuban industries, exhibit products at the Trade Fair inaugurated today in this capital, recognized as a platform to boost economic ties between the two nations. On this occasion, 16 companies and its Chamber of Commerce (CCC), with an offer that […]

18 April, 2017 French Association will Celebrate Mayday in Cuba

Paris, France.-French Association Cuba Linda will travel in the next few days to Havana to join the celebrations on the International Workers” Day on May 1, informed the entity”s directive. According to a communiqué sent to Prensa Latina, the delegation will be formed by one hundred persons who will develop an intense program titled ”Following […]

18 April, 2017 Cuban Foreign Minister Concludes Official Visit to Spain

Madrid, España.-Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, is concluding today a two-day official visit to Spain, the first a foreign minister from the island has carried out for almost one decade. Rodriguez, who was received yesterday by King Felipe VI and the President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, invited both to visit Cuba to deepen […]

17 April, 2017 Cuban Doctors in Ecuador Highlight Legacy of Fidel Castro

Quito, Ecuador.-The Cuban Medical Brigade in Ecuador close today the First National Symposium on the Validity of Fidel Castro”s Thinking. The event, that opened Friday, emphasizes the validity of the ideas of Fidel Castro on health. The manin venue of the gathering is Quito, although there are also workshops in other Ecuadorian cities such as […]

17 April, 2017 Cuban Foreign Minister Starts Official Visit to Spain

Madrid, España.-Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, has begun a two-day official visit to Spain today in response to an invitation from the authorities of this European country. Rodriguez will meet today with the President of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, at La Moncloa Palace, venue of the presidency of this country. After that meeting, the […]