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Cuban hero Fernando Gonzalez expressed today legitimate pride because his is the more united country in the world, in a fraternal meeting with Peruvian compatriots, intellectuals and activists of solidarity with the island.
In a speech of recognition for the solidarity received in the activity held at the residence of Cuban ambassador here, Juana Martinez, the visitor stated that, while being imprisoned in the United States, he received a letter from a remote Pacific island, Nauru, whose name he did not even know.
The Cuban Ambassador to Qatar, Ernesto Plasencia, was thankful for the rejection of Qatar to the US blockade to Cuba, a policy that stops Cuba from normalizing the recently reestablished relations between Cuba and the US.
Plasencia praised the traditional support of Cuba to the resolution that Havana preseents every year in the United Nations General Assembly.
This is a position with a lot of evidence that was showed when copies of the text of the resolution were given to local authorities of Qatar.
Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, called the people of the world to defend Mother Earth''s rights the wars and the development of nuclear weapons.
'When developing countries of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean suffer damages due to climate change, but above all, suffer the excesses of predatory capitalism, we call to defend Mother Earth's rights', he said.
Since the arrival of Cuban medical brigades to this country, after the devastating Hurricane Mitch in 1998, Cuban doctors have provided some 38,832,281 consultations.
According to the director of the Brigade currently working in the Central American country, Dr. Manolo Torres, door to door community work by teams of doctors and other professionals have had the greatest impact.
Data provided by the Cuban diplomatic mission indicate that 445 medical collaborators are currently working in Guatemala, including many in remote areas, PL reported.
Cubans residing in Europe have called on the U.S. Congress to lift the economic, commercial and financial blockade that Washington has maintained against their nation for over 50 years.
At the end of a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, the Cuban community in Europe issued a declaration demanding the withdrawal of all legislation and regulations that hinder the lifting of the U.S. siege against Cuba and gave their support to the advancement of the normalization of relations between Washington and Havana.
Member of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party and Vice President of the Council of State, Salvador Valdes, began a visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to participate in celebrations on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Friday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina, Hector Marcos Timerman, who is on an official visit to the island.
During the cordial meeting, they ratified the willingness to continue strengthening the excellent relations existing between the two nations. In addition, they tackled other topics on the regional and international agendas.
Cuban President Raul Castro met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Havana on Friday. According to this morning's edition of Granma newspaper, the meeting took place at the Palace of the Revolution and was conducted in a spirit of “fraternity and mutual trust.”
The two leaders discussed bilateral relations between Cuba and Venezuela and shared their views on the current international situation. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also participated in the meeting.
The two leaders confirmed the positive state of bilateral relations during a cordial meeting, and agreed on the potential which exists to further develop ties.
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, yesterday afternoon October 8, received the honorable Prime Minister Robert Fico of the Slovak Republic.
The Cuban government’s efforts in terms of food security and the design of public policies for social protection were recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “Cuba is one of its best students,” Theodor Friedrich, representative of the international organization on the island, told reporters this Wednesday in Havana. He noted the policies of the Cuban government in terms of food security and the design of public policies for social protection.
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