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Philip Anthony Hammond, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, arrives in Cuba Thursday for an official visit.
During his stay, Philip Hammond will fulfill a packed agenda that includes talks with Cuban officials, including his counterpart, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez.
The Cuban rescue brigade that had been assisting those affected by the April 16th earthquake in Ecuador, returned last night to Havana according to the Granma newspaper website.
On the teams arrival at "Jose Marti" International Airport, Colonel Lazaro Herrera, head of the detachment that had worked in areas affected by the 7.8 degree quake, expressed his pride in his group and said that they were returning home with the certainty that they completed their duty.
On April 25, Salvador Valdés Mesa, a Council of State vice president received the honorable Dr. Amina C. Mohamed, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Kenya, on an official visit to Cuba.
During the cordial encounter the two dignitaries discussed opportunities to expand bilateral relations, specifically in the spheres of economy, trade and cooperation, and addressed topics on the international agenda.
More than 130,000 members of the Cuban Workers Federation (CTC) in Artemisa are participating in activities, April 25-30, leading up to International Workers Day, stated Eduardo Antonio Chiong, secretary general of the CTC in the province.
After reading the provincial convocation, more than 3,500 trade union locals committed to participate, beginning with the decoration of workplaces and initiatives of all kinds.
The foreign guests who will participate in this year''s May Day parade at the Jose Marti Revolution Square in Havana, will today visit the Cuban province of Artemisa to pay tribute to the patriot Julio Antonio Mella.
The ceremony will begin with the laying of a wreath at the plaque that pays tribute to the prominent Cuban communist fighter at the International Camp that bears his name. The event is being attended by more than 200 activists from 34 countries.
The friendship between Cuba and Vietnam is unique and continues today, despite the distance, US blockade and differences of culture, Ernesto Hernandez Miyares of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), stated today.
In an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina, Hernandez specified that the solidarity links between the two countries have existed since the liberation war of Vietnam and are indestructible.
In Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, Cuba‘s assistance in alleviating the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident was recognized on Friday, 30 years after that catastrophe.
Solidarity with Cuba activists who gathered to thank Cuba for its assistance spoke highly of the island’s contribution with medical attention to Chernobyl children and youngsters, who traveled to the Havana for recovery.
Nearly one hundred experts will discuss in this capital the challenges of informatization of Cuban agriculture as an urgent need for sustainable development, according to an official source.
The Government of China congratulated President Raul Castro today for his re-election as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC).
President Raul Castro is a leader deeply admired by his people and also has all the respect of the Chinese people, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in her daily press briefing.
The greatest danger is looming on Earth today perhaps derives from the destructive power of modern weaponry, which could undermine peace in the planet, considered the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), the historical leader said that such weapons could make life impossible on the Earth's surface and the species would disappear just as happened with the dinosaurs.
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