May 27th, 2019

27 May, 2019 Cuba Attends International Forum on Medical Cooperation

Cuba participates this Monday in an international forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which meets in the Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang, to discuss innovation and medical collaboration.

27 May, 2019 Macron Fails in Ballot Boxes

International analysts warned that the victory of the far right in the European elections in France constitutes a first defeat in ballot boxes for Gallic President Emmanuel Macron, with a view to the general elections of 202

27 May, 2019 Salvador Valdes Mesa Received by Prime Minister of Eswatini

The Prime Minister of Eswatini, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, ratified this Monday in Mbabane the support to Cuba against the blockade of the United States, when receiving Cuban First Vice-President Salvador Valdes Mesa in an official visit invited by King Mswati III.

27 May, 2019 Chancellors of Cuba and Russia Condemn Monroe Doctrine

Russia and Cuba rejected the imposition of the old and aggressive Monroe Doctrine by the United States, and the attempts of foreign interference in Venezuela. They also called for a dialogue in that South American nation.

27 May, 2019 1st Havana Poetry Biennial Begins

The First Havana Poetry Biennial begun on Monday with reading sessions of the work by intellectuals Nancy Morejon, Arthur Richard Flower and Yu Er, at the headquarters of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC, in Spanish).

27 May, 2019 Solidarity Group Repeats Support for Cuba at LASA Meeting in US

The National Network of Solidarity with Cuba (NNOC) in the United States has repeated its support for the Caribbean island before participants in the congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), which continues on Sunday in Boston.

27 May, 2019 Cuba Supports a ‘Sovereign’ Dialogue bt. Venezuelan Gov’t, Opposition

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Monday that Havana will encourage any dialogue between the Government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition that promotes ”absolutely sovereign agreements” among Venezuelans to resolve the crisis, referring to the incipient process in Oslo.

27 May, 2019 US and Cuban Universities to Strengthen Cooperation

Cuban Ambassador to the United States Jose Ramon Cabañas announced a memorandum of understanding between universities from the two countries, which are interested in strengthening their ties.

27 May, 2019 Cuban President Highlights International Rejection to Helms Burton

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted Saturday the international rejection of the Helms Burton Act, which tightens and codifies the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed against Cuba by the U.S. government for almost six decades.