The First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, received His highness Sheik Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Ricardo Cabrisas, Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, received Honorable Philip J. Pierre, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) and Minister of Infrastructure, Port Services and Transport of Saint Lucia, who is on a working visit to Cuba.

Rui Maria de Araujo, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, arrived on Friday in this capital on an official visit, which will end on October 8.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received Doctor Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, President of the African Union Commission, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Secretary General of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who is on an official visit to the Caribbean island.

Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish Sinn Fein Party stressed the solidarity of Ireland with the Cuban people and expressed his willingness to keep supporting the Cuban revolution with concrete actions.

The Prime Minister of East Timor, Rui Maria De Araujo, is paying an official visit to Cuba on Friday, during which he will hold talks wit President Raul Castro and will carry out other activities on his agenda.

With the purpose of reaffirming the fraternal bonds of cooperation existing between the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Cuba, the president of the Asian nation, Choummaly Sayasone, arrived on Thursday in this capital for an official visit, which will end on October 4.

Doctor Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, President of the African Union Commission, who is on an official visit to Cuba, will tour on Thursday the capital's Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK).

Baron Divavesi Waqa, President, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Public Administration, the Interior and Climate Change of the Republic of Nauru, will arrive in Cuba on Friday, October 2, on an official visit.

The President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Choummaly Sayasone, will arrive in Cuba on an official visit on Thursday, October 1st.

Truong Tan Sang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, described on Wednesday his visit to Cuba as fruitful, minutes before returning to his homeland.

The Cuban Revolution is living a crucial moment following its determination to keep building Socialism, said the chief of the Cuban Communist Party International Relations Department, Jose Ramon Balaquer in Ecuador.

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang concludes an official visit to Cuba on Wednesday, during which he held talks with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro and was awarded the Jose Marti Order, the top distinction granted by the Cuban Council of State.

Tropical storm Joaquin gained considerable strength in the last 24 hours, reaching the category of hurricane around 8 AM this Wednesday morning.