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Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernandez, is today concluding an official visit to Cuba, where he shared with his peer, Raul Castro, the need to deepen bilateral ties between the two nations.
The distinguished visitor expects to participate early today in a race called 'Hondura Activa', which will be held at the Jose Marti's Revolution Square and the emblematic Hotel Nacional de Cuba.
Army Raúl Castro Ruz, President of Cuba's Councils of State and Ministers, received the honorable Peter Charles Paire O'Neill, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, who is making an official visit to the country.
The two leaders reaffirmed the positive state of bilateral relations in a cordial environment, and discussed the potential for developing cooperation, particularly in the area of healthcare and sports. They also discussed issues on the international agenda, such as the effects of climate change.
Cuba and South Africa have signed a cooperation agreement in Basic Education, joining to the existing ones in health, water resources, human settlements and professional training on the island.
The current agreement expects, among other objectives, to share the experiences of the Caribbean nation in teaching mathematics and science to strengthen the training in the South African public education system.
The document was signed by South African Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, and Cuban ambassador, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.
Qatari Emir, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, has reaffirmed today the willingness to strengthen and expand cooperation relations with Cuba, after welcoming here Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.
Al-Thani talked with the Cuban foreign minister, who arrived in Doha last night, for a hearing at the Amiri Diwan attended by Qatari Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and the island's ambassador to Doha, Eumelio Caballero.
Cuba''s First Vice President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, has received the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, the national press reported today.
The meeting, held yesterday afternoon, reviewed the relationship between that entity and the Caribbean island, as well as the development of cooperation projects linking both parties on human health, agricultural protection and environment, among others, according to a report in Granma newspaper.
A work of art donated by painter Michel Mirabal, which includes elements of the Cuban flag, is now part of the collection of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in Montreal.
ICAO Secretary General, Fang Liu, the President of the Council, Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, as well as representatives from several state members of the international organization, attended today the unveiling ceremony.
The Prime Minister of New Guinea, Peter O''Neill, will start a visit in Cuba starting next Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
According to the information published on the Ministry's website, during his stay on the island the visitor will meet president Raúl Castro and perform other activities.
Incidentally, I might add that in our country we have developed a system to teach reading and writing over the radio. This system is being tested in the Republic of Haiti where it began with 300 people and the results have been spectacular. It is now being extended to 3000 people and they are working now on its extension to the whole country. We developed it in Creole, that is the language of the Haitians. The results are truly hopeful. This being the case, there would be great possibilities of reducing the number of illiterates with a minimum of resources, really a minimum. A central station simply broadcasts that knowledge.
The Broad Command of Solidarity with Cuba has issued a letter rejecting the U.S. blockade on the Caribbean nation, and calling on President Barack Obama to make more efforts to normalize those relations.
At a press conference near La Moneda Presidential Palace and later in a meeting in the capital, the solidarity group and several Chilean unions such as Constramet and the United Labor Federation (CUT) detailed their demands.
Cuba has called today for the peaceful and legitimate use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the development and welfare of humanity after participating in the third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen in East China's Zhejiang.
Jorge Luis Perdomo, Deputy Minister of the Cuban Ministry of Communications, also stressed the role of the Conference to coordinate positions at the global level on substantive issues of information and communication technologies, cyber-security and internet governance.
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