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The members of the Argentinian Committee for the Release of the Cuban Five welcome today here Ramon Labañino, one of the five Cubans who were held in U.S. prisons for fighting terrorism.
Labañino arrives in Buenos Aires today from Montevideo, Uruguay, for his first visit to this country. His aim is to exchange with the Argentine movement of friendship with the island as an example of gratitude for the support they gave to him and the tenacious demand for the release of the Cuban Five.
Over 20 Belgian enterprises attend today a forum with Cuban entities to examine business opportunities in the island, confirmed here the Chamber of Commerce.
According to diplomatic sources, it is the largest trade mission of that European country to Cuba, to promote the excellent links between both countries which hold a long-standing history in the academic sphere.
Havana and Lisbon have initiated several ministerial meetings in order to consolidate cultural interchange.
Américo Castro, president of Cuba-Portugal's Chamber of Commerce said to RHC that in 2016 they will spend several days deepening the cultural expressions of both countries.
Fijiâs President, Konousi Konrote, today confirmed his governmentâs willingness to continue strengthening relations with Cuba, after expressing gratitude for the island''s cooperation in the health sector.
The head of State of the small Pacific island territory expressed his gratitude whilst receiving the Cuban ambassador's, Mario Alzugara, credentials, during a ceremony carried out at the government's headquarters in Suva, the capital of Fiji. Alzugara performs his duties to the island from New Zealand, where he is also ambassador.
Cuba is a small country in size and big in world prestige, Jose Fort, who for several years worked as a correspondent in Havana of French newspaper L''Humanite, said here.
The head of UNESCO Regional Office, Katherine Muller, has emphasized that the establishment of a network of exchange among scientists, both in Cuba and abroad, is important for the organization.
"Cuba has showed its progress to the world," Muller told Prensa Latina, referring to an international workshop on applied nuclear physics for biomedicine, which is running here.
She explained that choosing Havana to host the event is important because Cuba can expose what it has achieved and also initiate exchanges with international scientists.
Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister, General Do Ba Ty, has stressed that his country''s friendly relationship with Cuba will continue.
His comments come after he received a Cuban delegation from Cuba''s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR), led by Brigadier General, Juan Perez Gil.
The meeting in Hanoi was held to discuss measures to promote cooperation in training military staff and to analyze ways to further strengthen bilateral ties.
Obama gave a speech where he used saccharine words to express: “It’s time, now, to leave the past behind. It is time for us to look forward to the future together…un future de esperanza. And it won’t be easy, and there will be setbacks. It will take time. But my time here in Cuba renews my hope and my confidence in what the Cuban people will do. We can make this journey as friends, and as neighbors, and as family… together”.
The Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel received here the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) Alicia Bárcena, with whom he discussed the updating of the economic model of the island.
According to a note published in the National Television News, during the friendly meeting they also agreed on the common will to deepen the cooperative relations between the Caribbean country and the organization.
The Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, today received the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Gabon, Emmanuel Issoze, who is on an official visit to the island.
In the meeting, the good state of bilateral relations was addressed and it was expressed the willingness to continue working to expand political, economic and cooperation ties that exist between these nations.
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