Cuban President Raul Castro and Algeria´s Head of State Abdelaziz Bouteflika held a two-hour meeting in Algiers on Monday, in which Raul conveyed greetings from Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and his best wishes to the Algerian president.

Japan expressed its support of ongoing efforts by Cuba and the United States to normalize bilateral relations, a processed that kicked off with the historic December 17 announcement by presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama.

The speaker of the Russian lower chamber of parliament or Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, is paying an official visit to Cuba on Monday, May 4, as both countries mark the 55th anniversary of the reestablishment of bilateral diplomatic relations.

Cuban President Raul Castro met with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, this Monday morning in Alger, to discuss ways to strengthen political relations and boost bilateral trade.

The province of Camaguey celebrated International Workers Day with one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the country so far this year and an efficient execution of the investments aimed at the refurbishing of health installations in the region.

Invited by Bolivarian President Nicolas Maduro, the five Cuban antiterrorists will arrive on Monday in Venezuela for a visit to the South American nation, as confirmed on Sunday by diplomatic sources, the Prensa Latina news agency reported from Caracas.

The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, was visited by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida, who was on an official visit to the island.

The President of the councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, received the Foreign Minister (FM) of Japan, Fumio Kishida, who is on an official visit to Cuba, the first one of a Japanese FM to the island.

The President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, arrived in the capital of Algeria on Sunday morning, on an official visit.

The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida told his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez his country seeks to strengthen relations with Cuba.

A remarkable international impact had the massive parade on May Day held on Friday in the Cuban capital, which was attended by Nicolas Maduro Moro, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela -a special guest.

Joy and commitment to the Revolution, despite the persistent drizzle, characterized on Friday the march of some 140 thousand people through the Ernesto Che Guevara Complex of Sculptures, on the occasion of May Day.

Millions of Cubans marched on May 1st through squares across the country, united in the construction of socialism and with the aspiration of the present and future victory of the working class in power.

Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) and President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, headed at 7:00 a.m. the opening of the multitudinous parade on the occasion of May Day under way at Havana's Jose Marti Revolution Square.

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans showed on Friday their support for the Venezuelan people and Revolution at the main rally for International Workers Day at the capital's Jose Marti Revolution Square.