Diplomat Jorge Rey died on Saturday in Vientiane. Since September, 2015, he served as Cuba's ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union (E.U.) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-president of the European Commission, said today in this capital that the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States is an obstacle that must end.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-president of the European Commission, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received Delcy Eloina Rodriguez, Sector Vice-president for Political Sovereignty, Peace and Security and Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

European Union´s High Representative for External Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, is on an official visit to Cuba, where she will participate Friday at the seventh European Union-Cuba session for a bilateral political dialog.

Cuba will never renounce socialism, said the head of the International Relations of Cuba´s Communist Party, Jose Ramon Balaguer, during a conference Thursday in Mexico.

Cuba and the European Union wrapped up negotiations for the political dialogue and cooperation agreement that will be studied by both parties before its signing.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez welcomed his Argentinean counterpart Susana Malcorra to Havana, where she arrived Thursday on a working visit.

Cuban Osleni Guerrero will seek today his second win in the International Badminton Cup based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, until February 13.

Up next, the English language version of the editorial by the Granma newspaper on the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba, as published by the www.en.granma.cu Web site on Tuesday, March 9:

The infestation rate of the Aedes Aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes has decreased in the province of Camaguey since mid-February when the hygiene campaign began but there is a need for more risk perception among the population.

Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, received Hoang Binh Quan, Special Envoy of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong.

An eight-worker brigade belonging to the sports industry of Florida City in the province of Camagüey, supports repair works in the Havana's Latinoamericano baseball stadium.

Cuban women celebrate March 8 International Women´ Day with important achievement and promising realities, which prove that discrimination and gender gaps may be overcome in today´s world.

Cuba's Informatics Association gathers the computer science and communication professionals that have graduated after 1959 that were dispersed in different organizations, institutions and companies.