"We have made progress in negotiations," said Yuri Gala, Director of Bilateral Affairs of the United States Department of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, while informing that the third round of talks would continue on Friday.

Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday officially received Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who is paying an official visit to Cuba.

The founding father of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, received Nexy Veliz, president of the Jose Marti Pioneer Children Organization (OPJM), and Jesus Mora, Cuban representative to the World Federation of Democratic Youth (FMJD), the Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported.

Looking forwards to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations, representatives of the governments of Cuba and the United States will hold a third round of talks on May 21.

With their sights set on the reestablishment of diplomatic relations, representatives of the governments of Cuba and the United States will meet in Washington on Thursday, May 21, in the third round of talks between the two countries.

Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated the delegates to the 11th Congress of the National Small Farmers Association, which wound up on Sunday May 17, National Farmer Day in Cuba.

Serbia´s President Tomislav Nikolic arrives Monday in Cuba for an official visit, during which he will hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro and carry out other activities on his agenda.

The President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, will arrive in Cuba on an official visit on Monday.

Focusing on getting the most out of production potentials, Cuban farmers opened the 11th Congress of the National Small Farmers Association, which groups some 400 thousand private and cooperative farmers throughout the island.

The planting of short cycles crops like sweet potato and pumpkin, the transfer of water to those places where cattle grazes and the regulated use of supply sources are some of the actions that are underway in the municipality to reduce the effects of the drought in the region.

The 168 Municipal Assemblies of the People's Power for a period of two and a half years were constituted on Wednesday, after the recent midterm elections in which 12,589 delegates of constituencies were elected.

Cuban President Raul Castro said he was satisfied with the results of the three-day visit to Cuba by French President François Hollande.

Yania Aguirre, in the 49 kilograms division, and Jose Angel Cobas (74 kg), will be the first Cubans to fight in the World Taekwondo Championships to open tomorrow in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received the President of the French Republic, François Hollande, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

France´s President Francois Hollande wound up what was considered a historic visit to Cuba during which he held meetings with Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and with President Raul Castro.