Cuban vice-president Salvador Valdes Mesa described as very satisfactory his visit to South Africa, where he held bilateral meetings in an open and frank atmosphere.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received on Monday afternoon General Fan Changlong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and his accompanying delegation, who are on an official visit to Cuba at the invitation of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

Huasteco school ship, belonging to the United Mexican States Navy, will hold its second official visit to Cuba, which began on Sunday when arriving at the port of Havana and will last until June 19, Granma newspaper reported.

With the objective of strengthening cultural relations between Cuba and the Republic of the Congo, the Minister of Culture and the Arts of that African nation, Jean Claude Gakosso, is on a visit to the island, Cubaminrex informed.

The US radio station Sirius XM Radio was the first to broadcast a live program for the entire United States from Cuba in over 50 years, taking advantage of a visit of its team to the island, where it will stay for seven days.

The President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, met on Friday afternoon with Ivar Asjes, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs of Curazao, who is on an official visit to the island.

Salvador Valdes Mesa, Vice-president of the Council of State, heads the Cuban delegation to the 25th Summit of the African Union, to be held on June 14 and 15 in the Republic of South Africa, the Granma newspaper reported on Friday.

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro received on Thursday the Reverend Joan Campbell, who is visiting the island on the invitation of the Evangelic Theology Seminary located in the western province of Matanzas.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, member of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party and First Vice-president of the Councils of State and Ministers, said on Tuesday in Brussels that there are differences and common challenges between Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe and called for a constructive dialogue between both regions, the Prensa Latina (PL) news agency reported.

Ines Maria Chapman, member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, member of the Council of State and President of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources called on Tuesday to make the most of Cubagua 2015, an international meeting for the exchange of technical and commercial knowledge on water management.

The First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, heads the Cuban delegation that will participate in the 2nd CELAC-European Union Summit, to be held on June 10 and 11 in Brussels, Belgium.

We live in a society of disinformation, asserted on Sunday in this capital Abel Prieto, advisor to the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, at the closing ceremony of the International Conference "New Scenarios of Political Communication in the Digital Realm."

The danger of possible cyber attacks against Latin America was the topic discussed on Saturday during the International Conference "New scenarios of political communication in the digital realm."

Focused on the analysis of the challenges of cyber-security and Internet governance, the International Conference "New scenarios of political communication in the digital realm" continued on Saturday in this capital.

Pedro Sanchez, director of the Agriculture and Food Security Center of the Earth Institute of the New York University of Columbia, highlighted Cuba's achievements in soil protection.