The director of the Latin American Department at Russia´s Foreign Ministry, Alexander Schetinin, confirmed that foreign minister Serguei Lavrov will take a Latin American tour March 24-26, which includes Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

American actress and writer Terry Baum offered at El Mejunje Cultural Center, in this city, a unique feature of her work Immediate Family, with which she appreciates the opportunity to visit Cuba.

The most recent talks in Havana between representatives of Cuba and Washington were held closed doors; both sides agreed to keep contacts in the future as part of the process aimed at restablishing diplomatic relations and opening embassies in both capital cities.

Cuba´s first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel kicked off a three-day official visit to Angola, a second leg of an African tour that already took him to South Africa.

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro sent Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a message in which he stressed the discipline and firm stance of the Venezuelan people in defense of the Bolivarian Revolution amidst the most recent US threats.

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini will pay a visit to Cuba March 23 and 24, in what is considered the first visit to Havana by a diplomat of her rank.

The Cuban Parliament expressed its solidarity with Venezuela by condemning Washington´ action to call the South American nation a threat to US national security, which the Cuban legislative body described as a serious, arbitrary and aggressive US decision.

Representatives of Cuba and the United States are meeting in Havana on Monday as part of bilateral negotiations to reestablish bilateral diplomatic relations.

Cuban Revolution leader sent Venezuela´s Nicolas Maduro a letter related to his statements against the most recent US threats against the Bolivarian nation.

The Cuban government issued a statement in support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela following the an aggressive and arbitrary executive US order describing the South American nation a threat to US National Security in reprisal for recent defensive measures adopted by Caracas in defense of its sovereignty against interference-aimed actions by US government and congressional authorities.

Cuba demanded at the United Nations more global commitment to gender equality and the empowering of women, in tune with the goals agreed to 20 years ago on the Beijing Declaration and Plan of Action.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, member of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party and First Vice-president (VP) of the councils of State and Ministers, held bilateral meetings with top Venezuelan officials in Caracas on Friday.

Floral Tributes of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the councils of State and Ministers, were placed on Friday at the mausoleum to the combatants of the Doctor Mario Muñoz Third Eastern Front in the province of Santiago de Cuba.

One of the most significant stages of the Cuban electoral process is currently taking place throughout the island, as voters have been nominating candidates to delegates or councilors to Municipal People´s Power Assemblies since February 24 up to March 25.

For over 40 years, there was no a single food shipment between the US and Cuba, but in 2000 the Bill Clinton administration allowed exports produce to the island giving the one-way line of trade a boost of several hundred million dollars.