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1 February, 2023 Police brutality in U.S. violates human rights, says Cuban FM

Havana city, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Tuesday said that law enforcement brutality is one of the most serious and systematic violations of human rights in the United States. On Twitter, the Cuban foreign minister pointed out that it is also alarming the more than 1,000 people who die every year in the […]

30 January, 2023 Laos-Cuba Friendship school commemorates José Martí’s 170th birthday

Vientiane, Laos.- In a further demonstration of support and solidarity with the Caribbean nation, students of the “Amistad Laos Cuba” school, on Monday honored the 170th birthday of National Hero José Martí, in front of the bust built there in his memory, . Taking advantage of the occasion,Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Enna Viant expressed her […]

26 January, 2023 Lebanon’s Islamic Action Front reaffirms solidarity with Cuba

Beirut, Lebanon.- On Thursday, Lebanon’s Islamic Action Front Secretary General Othman Al Juayd reaffirmed his solidarity with Cuba in its struggle against the economic, financial, and commercial blockade imposed by the United States In a meeting with Jorge León, Head of the Cuban diplomatic mission in Beirut, Al Juayd reiterated their support to the Caribbean […]

25 January, 2023 Honduras and Cuba are committed to boosting bilateral cooperation

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.- Honduras and Cuba are committed in boosting cooperation in areas such as health, education, and biotechnology, with which the bilateral relations are currently strengthening. On a video posted on Twitter, Foreign Minister Enrique Reina informed that after President Xiomara Castro and her Cuban counterpart Miguel Díaz-Canel met on Tuesday, they agreed to move […]

24 January, 2023 President Díaz-Canel fulfills intense agenda in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentine.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is fulfilling an intense agenda on his visit to Argentina, where he will participate in the 7th Summit of Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on Tuesday. Arriving in Buenos Aires on Monday, Díaz-Canel carried out an extensive program of activities […]

19 January, 2023 President Díaz-Canel receives Russian business delegation

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday received Russian businessmen to follow up on agreements reached in Moscow past November. The Cuban leader praised the accelerated business progress. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas, and the Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca. Today we welcomed an important […]

18 January, 2023 China and Cuba analyze work to protect women rights

Beijing, China.- Leaders of women organizations in China and Cuba today examined the work of each side in favor of the inclusion and protection of women in all sectors of society. The issue was discussed by Shen Yueyue, president of the All China Women’s Federation; and the secretary general of the Cuban Women’s Federation, Teresa […]

17 January, 2023 Cuba thanks Algeria for its support in the fight against US blockade

Algiers, Algeria.- The member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Yudi Rodriguez, thanked today the support of Algeria in the fight against the US blockade. In the framework of her participation in the 16th Congress of the Polisario Front which is in session in Dakhla, the high […]

12 January, 2023 Cuba’s National Center of Art Schools at Merida Fest 2023

Mexico City, Mexico.- Young circus talents from the National Center of Art Schools of Cuba (CNEAC) are participating in the Mérida Fest 2023, a multifaceted event that brings together young artists. According to Raisel Calvo Margolles, Cuban consul in Mérida, the youngsters were privileged to receive a class on body awareness given by Sonia Castañeda, […]

11 January, 2023 Cuba and Azerbaijan to strengthen political-economic relations

Camagüey, Cuba.- Cuba-Azerbaijan bilateral relations are currently strengthened thanks to solidarity signs especially among the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members. Prensa Latina interviewed Mahir Qurbanov, director of the Center for Caucasian-Ibero-American Thought via Whatsapp, who intends to strengthen ties between Azerbaijan and Spanish-speaking nations. “We have mechanisms with Spanish-speaking nations´ media outlets so that more is […]

10 January, 2023 Mexico accuses Miami´s Cuban conservatives of goading on US blockade

Mexico City, Mexico.- Miami´s Cuban conservative, just a few but with much political influence, are presently stirring up the U.S. blockade against Cuba instead of condemning it, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday. During his morning briefing at the National Palace, the Mexican leader replied to a migration-economic integration question that he […]

10 January, 2023 Cuban President reaffirms support to Lula da Silva

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday spoke by phone with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to reaffirm his country’s support ahead of right-wingers´ violent attacks to destabilize his government. On Twitter, Díaz-Canel posted that “in a phone conversation with my brother President Lula, I reaffirmed all our solidarity towards him […]

9 January, 2023 Lula decrees federal intervention in Brazil’s Federal District

Brasilia, Brazil.- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today decreed the intervention in the Federal District (FD) after throngs of followers of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the headquarters of the three branches of government in Brazil. In his urgent address to the nation, Lula affirmed that there was a lack of security in the […]

6 January, 2023 Cuba: a rational policy would reduce irregular migration to the US

Havana, Cuba.- A more rational policy on the part of the United States and the integral fulfillment of the migratory agreements, contribute to drastically diminish irregular, disorderly and unsafe migration, a source of the Cuban Foreign Ministry said. A more normal migratory relationship, which includes temporary visits between the two countries, would also contribute to […]

5 January, 2023 France highlights Cuba’s resistance to U.S. aggression

Paris, France.- In a message of greetings for the 64th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, the Cuba Si France association on Wednesday recognized the resistance of the archipelago in the face of U.S. aggressions. On January 1, 1959, Batista’s mafia regime, supported by the United States, was swept away by a group of […]

4 January, 2023 Cuba-US relations 62 years after a rupture

Havana, Cuba.- On January 3, 1961, Cuba woke up to the news that the United States was breaking diplomatic relations unilaterally following a series of hostilities that, in a different way, has continued over 62 years til today. The administration of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961) thus left a heavy burden to Democrat John F. […]

29 December, 2022 Swedish solidarity association with Cuba sends aid

Stockholm, Sweden.- The Swedish-Cuban Solidarity Association announced the shipment to Cuba of two 40-foot containers with aid as part of its activities against the US blockade. In statements to Prensa Latina, the president of the organization, Zoltan Tiroler, stressed that the fraternity with Cuba in Denmark also contributed resources for the cargo, which is scheduled […]

27 December, 2022 Cuban FM denounces Twitter’s links with the U.S. government

Havana, Cuba.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced Twitter’s links with U.S. government agencies to carry out psychological warfare actions against Cuba and demanded a response on the matter. In his account on that social network, the Foreign Minister pointed out that the so-called Twitter Files, documents leaked to journalists on the management of that company, […]

27 December, 2022 Vietnam and Cuba recover direct ties and close contacts

Hanoi, Vietnam.- Vietnam and Cuba recovered direct ties and close contacts that characterize their historically solid and close relations, in a particularly complicated year like 2022, said Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Hernandez Guillen. Immediately after the reopening of the borders, closed for almost two years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations and institutions […]

22 December, 2022 Diaz-Canel thanks Lopez Obrador for his admiration for Fidel Castro

Havana city, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday thanked his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who ratified his admiration for the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. On Twitter, the Cuban head of State praised Lopez Obrador’s words, who also recalled and acknowledged Cuba and Ernesto Che Guevara at a meeting […]