Over one hundred representatives of Cuban civil society will participate in forums that will run parallel to the 7th Summit of the Americas, in Panama.

Cuban university education system will benefit in the near future from a substantial improvement in infrastructure needed for its computerization and connectivity, said Ricardo Alarcon, head of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES by its Spanish acronym).

Cuban institutions and the Kuwaiti Fund for the Arab Economic Development signed three accords supporting the rehabilitation of Havana´s sewage and water supply networks with a 21-million-dollar credit line.

Representatives of the governments of Cuba and the United States will hold talks on human rights on March 31 in Washington, announced in this capital Pedro Luis Pedroso, deputy director general of the Office of Multilateral Affairs and International Law of the island's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A US government delegation, headed by Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Coordinator for International Communications and Policy Information of the United States, is in Cuba to exchange with Cuban authorities on telecommunications

Three fires still active for several days in rural zones of the eastern Cuban province of Camaguey have thus far damage over 1 thousand 200 hectares of forest and pasture areas.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Tuesday with Serguei V. Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, who is in Cuba on a work visit.

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, Vice-president of the European Commission, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal received on Tuesday an acknowledgement given by the Senate of the Dominican Republic, for his willingness, sacrifice and commitment to the preservation of Cuba's historic heritage, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.

Cuba renewed on Tuesday in this capital its constructive commitment to the process of negotiation for an ongoing agreement of a political dialogue and bilateral cooperation with the European Union (EU).

Russia´s foreign minister Serguei Lavrov met in Havana with Cuban government vice-president Ricardo Cabrisas on details of the 8th Session of the Cuba-Russia Joint Intergovernmental Commission slated for April in Moscow.

The Cuban Center for Studies on the Youth announced a National Survey next year which will allow the youngsters to address the major problems that affect them in today´s Cuba.

Cuban software company DESOFT expects to expand its markets particularly in Latin America, though it does not discard the chance to do business with US companies, but no concrete proposals have yet been received.

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrived on official visit to Cuba on Monday, March 23.

Russia´s foreign minister Serguei Lavrov is paying a working visit to Cuba on Tuesday as part of a tour that will also take him to Guatemala, Nicaragua and Colombia.