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6 March, 2023 Ethiopia and Cuba commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Karramara battle

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.- Ethiopians and Cubans commemorated the 45th anniversary of the battle of Karramara, which protected Ethiopia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity over the Ogaden desert, against external expansionist attempts. The Ethiopia-Cuba Friendship Park hosted the celebration of the victory of the joint troops of both countries which, according to the Cuban ambassador in Addis […]

6 March, 2023 Cuban president sends his country’s embrace to Venezuela for Chávez

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Sunday sent an embrace to Venezuela in remembrance of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, on the tenth anniversary of his physical disappearance. In his Twitter account, the president said that with Army General Raúl Castro and the government delegation accompanying him, he sent his embrace […]

6 March, 2023 Raul Castro says Cuba will always support Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela.- Historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, ratified today that the homage of Cuba and its people to Hugo Chávez will be to accompany and follow him always. At the closing of the World Encounter for the validity of the revolutionary leader’s Bolivarian Thought, the Army General of the Caribbean island highlighted […]

2 March, 2023 Vice President of Cuba meets intense work schedule in Azerbaidzhan

Baku, Azerbaidzhan.- The Vice President of Cuba, Salvador Valdés Mesa, continued today in this capital an intense program of interviews with dignitaries participating tomorrow in a Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). During his third day of work in the capital of Azerbaijan, Valdes-Mesa, who chairs the Cuban delegation to the important meeting that will […]

28 February, 2023 Valdes Mesa begins work agenda in Azerbaijan

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa began a work agenda at the University of Languages in Baku, Azerbaijan, whose main activity will be the Summit of the Contact Group of the Non-Aligned Movement in response to the COVID-19. Through his official Twitter profile, the leader reported he participated in fraternal meetings with the […]

27 February, 2023 Strong rejection of US blockade against Cuba in the Dominican Republic

Havana, Cuba.- On Sunday, Dominican friends and Cuban residents in Santo Domingo organized a caravan through several avenues in this capital to condemn the United States blockade against Cuba. With Cuban flags and posters in which the participants demonstrated their rejection of the blockade and called for the lifting of that criminal policy that the […]

27 February, 2023 Uruguayan Committee condemns US blockade against Cuba

Montevideo, Uruguay.- On Sunday, the Uruguayan Anti-Imperialist Committee of Solidarity with Cuba and the Peoples of the World reaffirmed their rejection of what they described as a criminal economic, commercial, and financial blockade by the United States against the Cuban people. In a communiqué, the Committee recalls that it was in February 1962 when Washington […]

27 February, 2023 Cuba and Canada to hold consultations at Foreign Ministry level

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba and Canada will hold the 5th Inter-Foreign Ministry Political Consultation Session in this capital on Tuesday, February 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Sunday. A press release published on the website of the Cuban Foreign Ministry adds that the occasion will be propitious to do a comprehensive review of the […]

23 February, 2023 Cuba thanks Mozambique for its unconditional support

Maputo, Mozambique.- The vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Victor Gaute, thanked people and the Government of Mozambique on Wednesday for their historic and unconditional support for his country, during his visit to this southern African country. At a meeting with the Mozambican Association of Friendship and Solidarity with […]

23 February, 2023 Cuba’s foreign minister condemns racism, police brutality in U.S.

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Wednesday strongly condemned both racism and police brutality in the United States. On his Twitter account, Bruno Rodriguez pointed out that the rate of Black people shot dead by law enforcement officers is more than double of white Americans. Bruno Rodriguez posted some figures from the American […]

23 February, 2023 Esteban Lazo receives Dominican parliamentarians

Havana, Cuba.- Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the Council of State, exchanged with members of the Dominican Republic-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, who are visiting the island, according to the Parliament’s Twitter account. During their visit, the Dominican parliamentarians held working meetings with Yanet Hernández Pérez, deputy governor of […]

22 February, 2023 Council of the District of Columbia demands an end to the US blockade against Cuba

Washington, United States.- Some members of the Council of the District of Columbia, in the United States, submitted a resolution that calls for an end to the blockade against Cuba, a long-standing policy that today causes unjustified damage to the Cuban people. The document also calls to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors […]

22 February, 2023 Cuban foreign minister condemns rising global economic inequalities

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Tuesday strongly condemned the surging world economic inequality that keeps poverty, hunger, and social exclusion going. On Twitter, the Cuban foreign minister alluded to a report by the non-governmental organization Oxfam, which revealed that “out of every $100 of world wealth generated in the last ten years, […]

21 February, 2023 Díaz-Canel sends condolences to the Brazilian people and government

Havana, Cuba.- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic, sent condolences to the Brazilian people and its president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for the loss of human lives during the heavy rains that have hit the state of Sao Paulo. Through his Twitter account, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist […]

20 February, 2023 Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade begins visit to Colombia

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade Rodrigo Malmierca arrived in Colombia on an official visit to strengthen trade, cooperation, and brotherhood ties between the two countries. Malmierca will carry out an extensive agenda that includes an official meeting with the head of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism German Umaña, and other authorities […]

20 February, 2023 Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade with broad agenda in Colombia

Bogota, Colombia.- Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Rodrigo Malmierca, will hold an official meeting today with Colombia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism, Germán Umaña, to strengthen bilateral ties. Other authorities of that portfolio and the National Institute for the Surveillance of Medicines and Food (Invima) will participate in the meeting. The Cuban official, who […]

20 February, 2023 Cuba thanks Caricom for its stance against US blockade

Havana, Cuba.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez today reiterated Cuba’s gratitude to the heads of governments of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for their continued rejection of the US blockade against this nation. Our sincere gratitude for their support and renewed call for the lifting of the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade against the people and […]

15 February, 2023 Diaz-Canel reiterates Cuba’s solidarity with Syria

Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel reiterated Cuba’s solidarity with the Syrian people and Government on Tuesday, when he signed the book of condolences at that nation’s Embassy due to the tragic earthquake that shook the African country a week ago. On his Twitter account, the president expressed, “For Syria all the love, friendship and solidarity. […]

13 February, 2023 Saharawi ambassador to Cuba praises Fidel Castro’s legacy

Havana, Cuba.- Omar Bulsán, Ambassador of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Cuba, highlighted the significance that the legacy of Commander Fidel Castro currently has for his people. In statements to Prensa Latina, the diplomat reminded that the historic leader of the Revolution is admired and serves as an example to many generations of […]

8 February, 2023 Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab to visit Cuba

Caracas, venezuela.- Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab will visit Cuba starting on February 9, when he will fulfill a work agenda, local media reported. In the Cuban capital, Saab will continue strengthening relations between the Venezuelan Public Ministry and Cuban judicial and cultural organizations, the Venezuela News agency published. The agenda includes a meeting […]