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21 February, 2023 Cuban president keeps a close eye on the fight against forest fires in the east of the country

Havana, Cuba.- We are constantly monitoring the situation, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday, referring to the relentless combat offered by the country’s Fire Brigade and Forest Ranger forces against a fire in Pinares de Mayarí, in the eastern province of Holguín. Through the social network Twitter, the president commented that the area is affected […]
16 February, 2023 More young people among candidates to new Cuban Parliament

Havana, Cuba.- The presence of young people among the candidates for lawmakers in the National People’s Power Assembly (Cuban Parliament) has increased by nearly 7 percent compared to the previous legislature, prior to the elections in March. According to statistics released by the National Nominations Commission, 94 young people aged 18 to 35 are on […]
8 February, 2023 Parliamentary candidates tour Cuban provinces

Camagüey, Cuba.- All 35 candidates for deputies to the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament) from Camagüey have arrived to distant places and villages in Cuba’s largest region. The schedule of visits began at the University of Camagüey, a crucial space to forge the country’s future and that catapults in its essence of young people’s will. […]
8 February, 2023 President Diaz-Canel meets with professors at Cuban university

Santa Clara, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel began his second day of meetings on Tuesday as a candidate to the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament) with a visit to the Marta Abreu University in central Villa Clara province. The head of State, who is also the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) […]
25 January, 2023 Cuba will not be intimidated by aggressions, Díaz-Canel states

Buenos Aires, Argentine.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed at the 7th Celac Summit on Tuesday that Cuba will not be intimidated by attacks nor will it betray the history of resistance, dignity and defense of social justice. When speaking at the Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is taking place in this capital, the […]
23 January, 2023 Cuba committed to Latin American and Caribbean unity

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel will attend the 7th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, in Spanish) to be held in Argentina, to convey the island’s strong commitment to regional integration efforts. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the meeting, to be held on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, will be an […]
18 January, 2023 Hungarian Foreign Minister visits Cuba to boost relations

Havana, Cuba.- The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Peter Szijjártó, began a visit to Cuba in which he will hold official talks with Cuban authorities. Szijjártó arrived in Havana for the second time since his appointment. In this occasion he is following a tour through several countries in the American continent. The […]
17 January, 2023 Saharawi Foreign Minister assesses Cuba’s support for his people

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba is for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) part of the family; and an incentive in the struggle for the right to self-determination, a senior official of the Polisario Front stressed on Monday. Mohamed Salem Salek, Foreign Minister of SADR and a relevant figure within the Polisario organization, told Prensa Latina that […]
17 January, 2023 ICAP convenes a virtual conference against the US blockade of Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) today convened a new virtual day of solidarity against the blockade for today at 09:00, Cuba time, under the label #SolidarityVsBloqueo. This time we stop to summarize the most important moments in the fight against the US siege in which friends from all over […]
16 January, 2023 Cuba suffers longest economic war in history

Santiago de Chile, Chile.- The blockade maintained by the United States against Cuba is the longest economic war in history, Pedro Bronzic, member of the Chilean solidarity movement with the Caribbean country, recalled today. As is already a tradition, the group -with its different committees- participates in the O’Higgins Park of this capital in the […]
11 January, 2023 Cuban PM praises Julio Antonio Mella’s legacy

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday praised the student leader Julio Antonio Mella´s legacy, whose 94th anniversary of his death is being commemorated. On Twitter, Marrero said Mella is “an encouraging, exemplary, victorious and invincible striking man for Cuba’s socialist Revolution”. According to the Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of […]
29 December, 2022 Cuba provides humanitarian aid to Haitian migrants

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba currently maintains its policy of providing humanitarian aid to people arriving on its shores while trying to emigrate to third countries. According to the latest event of this kind, 253 Haitians, including 31 children and 61 women, en route to the United States, landed in the north of the central province of […]
29 December, 2022 Vice President of Cuba will attend inauguration of Lula da Silva

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Vice President, Salvador Valdés, arrived in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, reported today the Foreign Ministry. During his stay, which began yesterday 28th, the Cuban leader will hold meetings with local authorities and representatives of political parties, social movements, […]
22 December, 2022 Cuban and Vietnamese leaders ratify will to strengthen relations

Havana, Cuba.- The leader of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Miguel Diaz-Canel, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Phu Trong, met virtually on Wednesday and ratified their common willingness to strengthen relations. Ties between both political parties were described as excellent and are kept at the highest level, the Presidency of Cuba tweeted. The tweet […]
28 November, 2022 Presidential tour raised cooperation prospects

Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel asserted that his tour of Algeria, Türkiye, Russia and China left a positive balance of concrete actions to increase economic, commercial and financial cooperation with Cuba. He was accompanied by ministers of key sectors like Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil; Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and Foreign Relations, Bruno […]
23 November, 2022 Cuba: Council of State approves two new decree laws in the country

Havana, Cuba.- Members of Cuba’s Council of State approved on Tuesday two new decree laws and evaluated the topics for analysis by the National Assembly of People’s Power -ANPP-, in its Tenth Ordinary Period of Sessions. According to the Parliament’s official site, the participants adopted the normative provision modifying Decree Law 197 on the labor […]
23 November, 2022 President of the National Assembly of Cuba will visit Russia

Moscow, Russia.- The president of the Cuban National Assembly, Esteban Lazo, will visit Moscow in the near future, announced the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. “The president of the State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin, visited us in February of this year and comrade Lazo will respond to that visit shortly,” Diaz-Canel said when speaking on Tuesday before […]
22 November, 2022 China highlights importance of visit of the president of Cuba

Beijing, China.- Chinese officials highlighted the significance of the visit of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the development of bilateral relations, traditional friendship and cooperation between both nations. The academic Xu Shicheng told the Global Times newspaper that the visit is a reflection of the close ties of the communist parties of both countries, especially […]
17 November, 2022 Russia confirms Cuban President Migue Diaz-Canel’s forthcoming visit

Moscow, Russia.- Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next week in this capital with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, official Spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed on Wednesday. ‘We are expecting President Diaz-Canel’s visit to Moscow and, in fact, contacts between the two heads of State are being prepared,’ said the spokesman, who added that this is […]
16 November, 2022 Díaz-Canel reaffirms will for dialogue between Cuba and United States

Havana city, Cuba.- Cuba has the will, with all due respect and the ability to be on equal terms, to establish dialogues with the United States and bring both countries closer, President Miguel Díaz-Canel noted on Monday. After visiting stands of companies from the United States attending the Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2022), the Cuban […]