17 October, 2019
Cuban president arrives in Mexico on state visit
President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived today in Mexico on a state visit to consolidate the historical ties between the two nations.
President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived today in Mexico on a state visit to consolidate the historical ties between the two nations.
Spanish Chancellor Josep Borrell paid tribute to the National Hero of Cuba, Jose Marti, at the Memorial of the same name located in Havana, as part of his visit to Cuba.
The General Confederation of Workers, France’s main trade union, announced together with three other trade union organizations the call for a general strike day against the pension reform project.
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, alerted at the World Food Day ceremony about hunger and the different forms of malnutrition suffered by millions of people.
The Vice-President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the Council of State, Ana Maria Mari Machado, denounced to the parliamentarians of the world the upsurge of the hostile policy of the U.S. government against Cuba.
Felipe VI, King of Spain, will travel to Cuba in November, in the context of the celebrations for the fifth centenary of Havana, chancellors Bruno Rodríguez and Josep Borrell confirmed, and referred to the favorable state of bilateral relations.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez highlighted the enormous potential of the chemical industry in the country, and its impact on the national economy.
Cuba condemned this Tuesday in this capital the damages of over $138 billion caused by the genocidal US economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba for nearly six decades.
The Cuban government will announce today new economic measures following those adopted in the face of the fuel shortages caused by the tightening of the US blockade that has been imposed on the island for over 60 years.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday underscored his support for the campaign for the release of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The number of Cuban citizens traveling abroad grew by more than 20 percent in the first eight months of this year, a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Prensa Latina.
The Minister-President of Cuba’s Central Bank (BCC), Irma Margarita Martinez, stated that the national banking system is ready to support the measures recently adopted to boost the country’s economy.
Vice President of the Republic, Salvador Valdés, said the eve in the TV program Round Table, that new measures related to domestic trade, aim to strengthen national industry, order imports, while reducing costs and sales prices to the population.
Schools in Ecuador reopen when the country gradually returns to normal, after 11 days of national strike in demand to restore the fuel subsidy, eliminated by presidential decree.
Despite the situation in Cuba because of the upsurge of the blockade, from November 4 to 8 next it will be held at EXPOCUBA, the thirty-seventh Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2019.
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel ratified on Twitter this Tuesday the claim for the immediate release of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, victim of a political and judicial conspiracy that keeps him in prison more than a year ago on false charges.
The Vice-President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the Council of State, Ana Maria Mari Machado, and the First Vice-President of the Vietnam Parliament, Tong Thi Phong, exchanged on the excellent state of bilateral relations.