Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Friday with Nicolas Maduro, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who is on an official visit to the island.

As part of refurbishing actions of Havana's Capitol building, the Puerto Carena construction company is carrying out the rehabilitation of the streets and sidewalks of Industria and San Jose Streets in Centro Havana.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Vice-president of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, received the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, who arrived in Cuba on an official visit.

The US blockade against Cuba is still in force and will continue to be, unless other decisions are adopted, the most important obstacle to the social and economic development of the island, and causes hardship to the Cuban people, reaffirmed on Thursday in this capital Foreign Minister (FM) Bruno Rodriguez.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will address the international and local media Thursday at 15:00 hours local Cuba time.

The Cuban Health authorities announced Tuesday the first case of Zika contracted inside the island.

The Federation of Cuban Women has issued a Declaration on the welcome the Cuban people will give to the president of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, which was published on Tuesday by the Granma newspaper.

Cubana Airlines will start direct flights from the Frank Pais International Airport, of the city of Holguin in eastern Cuba, to Santo Domingo, capital city of the Dominican Republic, according to company officials.

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.