Cuban president Raul Castro received his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Jose Marti International Airport close to midnight of this Thursday.

With the aim of promoting economic and technical cooperation in agriculture and rural development, the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture and the one of Agriculture and Food, from Belarus, signed a Cooperation Agreement.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons today in New York at the opening ceremony of joining the multilateral instrument.

The workers of Villa Bacuranao, belonging to Islazul Hotel Chain are advancing in the recovery process after the passing of Hurricane Irma. Among some of the entities helping in its recovery are the Emprestur and Playas del Este Business Groups.

The population of the coastal areas of the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila affected by Hurricane Irma received, at subsidized prices, mattresses and kerosene stoves as an example that the Revolution will not leave anyone unprotected.

A brigade with 40 tourism workers from Santiago de Cuba departed towards Coco and Guillermo keys, in Ciego de Ávila province, to help in the recovery of hotels affected by the devastating Hurricane Irma.

The Patrol 301, Admiral Didiez Burgos of the Dominican Navy, docked Monday in the Havana port with more than 86 tons of aid on board to help the areas most affected by Hurricane Irma.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez is in New York to participate in the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly scheduled for September 19-25, Prensa Latina reported.

A specialized team of divers is working in the recovery of damages caused by Hurricane Irma to the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant in the city, where they are responsible for the review and unblocking of the entrance channels of the seawater.

After the devastation caused by powerful hurricane Irma that affected almost all of Cuba, most hospitals in Havana already have power, said Dr. Reynol García Moreiro, director of Public Health in Havana.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, first vice-president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, held an exchange with members of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP by its Spanish acronym) in Artemisa province to evaluate the damages caused by Hurricane Irma and recovery actions.

After recovering from damage caused by hurricane Irma, Ignacio Agramonte International Airport, in the city of Camagüey, is ready since Tuesday to operate domestic and international flights, said Luis Quiñones, acting director of the facility.