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.

The executive director for The Americas with the European External Action Service, Christian Leffler said that the third round of negotiations held in Havana March 4 and 5 towards a political accord between the European Union and Cuba evidenced the constructive and committed spirit of the two parties.

Numerous personalities of Cuban culture and politics paid tribute on Thursday in this capital to Commander Hugo Chavez, "the best friend the Cuban people had," on the occasion of the second anniversary of his death.

U.S. jurists demanded on Thursday in this capital the removal of Cuba from the list of nations sponsoring terrorism and the cessation of the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by Washington on the island for over 50 years now.

The First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel, arrived on Thursday, March 5, in Caracas, Venezuela, to represent Cuba in the commemoration of the second anniversary of the physical disappearance of Commander Hugo Chavez.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, returned to Cuba on Tuesday after a three-day visit to Uruguay, where he took part in the inauguration of President Tabare Vazquez, who assumed this responsibility for the second time as representative of Frente Amplio.

Matthias Fekl, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the Promotion of Tourism and French Nationals Abroad, will arrive in Cuba on Thursday afternoon on an official visit, which will run until March 7, as informed in this capital.

The remains of the ancient coffee plantation St. Paulina, built in the nineteenth century by French colonists, were found by specialists in archeology from the Office of the Curator of the city (OCC by its Spanish acronym), in the rural community of San Felipe.