Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, said today that the island joins the United Nations in the celebration of the International Day of Peace, which is commemorated every September 21.

Former Cuban President, Army General Raul Castro met on Monday with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc who paid a three-day state visit to the Caribbean island nation.

The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and member of the Politburo of that country’s Communist Party Nguyen Xuan Phu described his three-day state visit to Cuba as successful.

The secretary of organization and politics of cadres of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC by its Spanish acronym), Roberto Morales Ojeda, received today Phan Dinh Trac, chairman of the commission for internal affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (PCV by its Spanish acronym), who is visiting Cuba accompanying Vietnamese president, Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

As part of his official visit to Cuba, the president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, visited the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM by its Spanish acronym) to learn first-hand about the business opportunities in the area.

Cuba and Vietnam signed a MoU for collaboration in information security for the 2021-2025 period, as part of the visit to Havana of a large delegation from that Asian country.

The environment of the Great Northern Wetland of Ciego de Avila, a Cuban site with international status, shows more vitality after being favored with actions included in the State program called Task Life.

The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of that country, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, ends today his official visit to Cuba, intended to strengthen cooperation between the two nations.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel returned to the island on Saturday night after an intense program of activities in Mexico, which included his participation in the VI Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and in the activities for the commemoration of the Grito de Dolores.

Speaking for the second time at the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, responded forcefully to the President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, who said he was "concerned" about the alleged situation in the island, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged the support of Latin American and Caribbean nations in favor of lifting the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, which has been deliberately and opportunistically tightened under pandemic conditions.

The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and the Center for Research and Production of Vaccines and Medical Biological Products (POLYVAC) of Vietnam signed this Saturday in this capital a memorandum of understanding for scientific and technical collaboration.

The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of that nation, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, arrived today in Cuba for an official visit aimed at deepening the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

The first vice-president of the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) Noemi Rabaza described the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba as a crime against humanity.

Cuba maintains its policy of zero tolerance against any contemporary forms of slavery, including all human trafficking modalities, said Cuban ambassador Juan Antonio Quintanilla.