As it is traditional, the Non-Aligned Movement called today on the United Nations to end the United States blockade against Cuba, as demanded by the resolution now being discussed by the General Assembly.
As it is traditional, the Non-Aligned Movement called today on the United Nations to end the United States blockade against Cuba, as demanded by the resolution now being discussed by the General Assembly.
The Fifteenth Forum of Cuban Civil Society organizations against the blockade reaffirmed its strong condemnation of this policy, maintained by successive US governments for 56 years, and demanded its unconditional lifting.
Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, and the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, presided over at the Demajagua National Park Granma province, the ceremony for the 150 years of the beginning of the struggles for Cuba´s independence.
More than 130 civil society organizations will be represented in the Fifteenth Forum against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States Government against Cuba 56 years ago.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel underlined the importance of giving to the Peace Summit convened at UN headquarters in New York the name of Nelson Mandela, an unwavering fighter against the derision of racial segregation.
With the presence of the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, continues the plenary dedicated to Fidel, at the Twenty-fourth Sao Paulo Forum, which since July 15 takes place at the Convention Palace of Havana.
The 24th annual meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum is held from July 15 to 17 in Havana, convened under the premise For Latin American and Caribbean Unity and Integration.
On May 25, 1963, the Organization of African Unity was founded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to promote the common cause against colonialism. In 2002 it was replaced by the African Union, a promoter of regional institutions and cooperation programs with the aim of promoting peace and sustainable development.
With the presence of Army General Raul Castro, and Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and of Ministers, it began in the Jose Marti Revolution Square the central act and parade for the May first.
In assuming the mandate of the people as President of the Councils of State and of Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel dedicated his first thought to the historical generation that with humility and consecration accompanies this hour of pressing challenges.