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The Vicepresident of the Social Area of Venezuela, Gladys Requena highlighted the example of the Cuban Revolution, which 57th anniversary will be celebrated this January 1. In a meeting with representatives of the different Cuban missions of cooperation to commemorate the anniversary, Requena said that Cuba is a beacon of hope, a symbol of what the true dignity of a people means.
With a call from the Cuban president, Raúl Castro to continue the path of sustainable development, following guidelines like productivity, efficiency, control and savings, concluded the 6th Regular Session of Parliament.
While closing the meeting of the members of the Eighth Legislature, the president said that despite the economic limitations projected, it corresponds to maximize the efficiency reserves to the top, to concentrate resources towards activities that generate export earnings and substitute imports.
The 10th Congress of Marine Sciences ends sessions today with a lecture on oceanography and sustainable development, by Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission at UNESCO.
Following that speech is the presentation of the conclusive report of the Scientific Committee.
The event held yesterday a lecture on oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, by professor of that higher education center, Bruce Corliss.
The hemispheric meeting "Defeat of FTAA, 10 years later," begins today in this capital, to analyze the challenges of the Latin American integration one decade after the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata.
Leaders and representatives of social movements in Latin America have agreed on today and for three days this meeting, to be held at the Conference Center in Cojimar, east of Havana.
The meeting seeks to redefine strategies of action to strengthen regional integration.
Researchers and teachers from the universities of Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, are attending from today to Nov. 20 the Third International Scientific Training and Local Development Seminar.
The University of Guantanamo, eastern Cuban province, is hosting this event, in which academicians from Cuban universities will exchange with colleagues from those nations, on the contribution and role of higher education in the development of communities in Third World countries.
The 10th Congress of Marine Sciences takes a break today to commemorate in this capital the 50th anniversary of the specialty in the Caribbean region.
The lecture on the issue will be given by Professor Bonnie Ponwith, of the U.S. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Delegates will also have today the opportunity to learn about the projects of the marine and coastal cooperation in the Cuban archipelago, by panelists from several institutions.
Cuban President Raul Castro visited the French embassy in Havana to sign the book of condolences for the victims of the terrorist attacks carried out last Friday in Paris.
The Cuban president wrote in the book of condolences: "In the name of the people and government of Cuba, I wish to reiterate deepest sympathies and solidarity to be extended to the relatives of the many victims of the atrocious terrorist attacks on November 13th, which we strongly condemn."
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba,l Rodrigo Malmierca, highlighted here today the positive results in trade with Vietnam and the satisfactory development of the cooperation projects in prioritized sectors.
During the inauguration of the 33rd Session of the Intergovernment Commission Cuba-Vietnam, Malmierca also stressed the increasing interest of Vietnamese companies in analyzing the possibilities of investment in the island.
Declared among the new seven Wonders Cities, Havana justifies that and many other recognitions remembered today when it turns 496 years of existence.
The well-preserved urban landscape, thanks to the actions carried out by the City Historian's Office, Eusebio Leal, the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) and other city entities, looks like a Babel regarding language, understandings, and people.
Cuba hopes that a fair, lasting agreement is reached in the upcoming Confertence on Climate Change (COP21) to be held in Paris on Nov.30-Dec.11, said expert of the environmental department of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba (CITMA), Orlando Rey.
The CITMA researcher added that Cuba is confident that such objective will be achieved through a transparent, inclusive process with contributions from all countries attending the forum.
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