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In a new attempt to interfere in Cuban internal affairs, the United States announced a program of orientation to supposed emergent leaders of Cuban civil society, with a budget amounting to almost 800 thousand dollars.
The announcement was made last Thursday by the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the Department of State, barely three days after U.S. President Barack Obama visited Havana. The scheme establishes a program of community practices, with a budget of 753 thousand 989 dollars.
Angolan Defense Minister, Joao Lourenzo, paid tribute to the Cuban people for their permanent solidarity and their contribution in the victory of Cuito Cuanavale, on the 28th anniversary of the battle.
Speaking in Tumpo Triangle, in the province of Cuando Cubango, he expressed the gratitude of the whole Angolan population to the Cuban people, because "they have always been, shoulder to shoulder, with the Angolan people, in the most difficult times."
The visit of President Barack Obama to Cuba will help reverse a historical error in Washington''s policy toward the island, said the spokesperson of Russia''s Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
Zakharova said at a news conference that the visit is part of a process that reflects a change in this reality.
U.S. President, Barack Obama, concludes today his visit here with a public speech and his attendance to the baseball match between the Cuban national team and the MLB American League representative, Tampa Bay Rays.
At the Alicia Alonso Gran Teatro in Havana, Obama will address to a representation of the Cuban civil society and shortly after, he will go to the Latinoamericano Stadium, located in the Havana neighborhood of Cerro, where he will attend along with local authorities the expected baseball game, to end a visit described as historic by international media.
Cubans from different walks of life highlight today the opportunities of mutual benefit and challenges presented by the visit here from March 20 to 22 of U.S. President, Barack Obama.
I hope the visit of Obama is an important step in the long way forward to the complete normalization of bilateral relations, for the benefit of both peoples and peace in the region, affirmed the director of the National Museum of Natural History of Cuba, Esther Perez.
Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, today praised the ''brotherhood'' and ''strategic cooperation'' between Cuba and Venezuela, which he described as ''brother countries'' practicing ''love and solidarity''.
The Cuban Vice President Ramiro Valdes Menendez urged for increasing efficiency in water use.
'It is necessary to increase the culture in the use and exploitation of water', said during the balance of the results of the work done by the National Institute of Water Resources (INRH) in 2015.
Cuban President Raul Castro received Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez in an occassion in which both exchanged on the excellent relartions between Cuba and Venezuela and ratified the will to keep on empowering them.
The 7th session of the political dialogue between the European Union (EU) and Cuba is taking place here today presided over by Federica Mogherini, representing the EU, and the island''s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez.
According to the agenda, the representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will hold meetings with officials from the Caribbean nation to work out the details of the agreement on 'political dialogue and bilateral cooperation' reached on the 4th of March.
An ophthalmologic center in El Alto, where Cuban doctors see patients from Bolivia and other neighboring countries free of charge, is marking almost 10 years of service as part of the Operation Miracle program.
"The hospital was opened in 2006, and we provide services here in clinical ophthalmology, cataract surgery, pterygium and glaucoma; retinal laser and consultation," director, Elsa Luisa Perez Valenciano, explained.
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