Cuban civil society organizations took part at the Civil Society Forum ahead of the 8th Assembly of the Parties with the UNESCO Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions to take place June 1-4.

Cuba participated on Monday at the meeting of Public Media and TV Presidents with the countries that make up the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP).

Cuba´s deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez and Norway´s State Secretary for External Affairs Jens Frolilch Holte stressed mutual interest in boosting bilateral relations during a virtual meeting on Monday.

Ernesto Soberon, director general of Consular Affairs and Cubans Residing Abroad of the Cuban foreign ministry, regretted today on Twitter the recent shipwreck that occurred near the U.S. coast, which caused the death of two people, while 10 others are still missing.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez highlighted the work of the Cuban Association of the United Nations (ACNU), as the organization celebrates its 74th anniversary.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, congratulated today Syrian president Bashar al-Asad, who was re-elected to his office with 95.1 % of the votes.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of Cuban Communist Party and president of the Republic, greeted today on Twitter the visit of Argentine government authorities, to learn about the progress of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed in Cuba.

Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization and Cadres Policy of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), said on Thursday that the movement generated after the celebration of the great meeting of the party organization shows that the Congress is still alive.

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister Anayansy Rodriguez reiterated her country’s commitment to regional integration, solidarity and cooperation, during the 26th Ministerial Meeting of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).

The general director for the United States of America at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Johana Tablada, rejected recent statements against Cuba by acting assistant secretary of state Julie Chung.

Cuban ambassador to Algeria Armando Vergara met on Thursday with Algerian Premier Abdelaziz Djerad on ways to boost joint effort in several areas of bilateral interest.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement rejecting the slanderous certification of the US State Department of Cuba as a terrorism sponsor country.

Cuba has lived through plenty of experiences after more than 430 days of fight against COVID-19, among them the insisting alerts to a virus turned into a global problem and a lethal scourge that spares no one and requires a tenacious process of organization, efficiency and discipline.
The warnings of the danger cannot fall on deaf ears; everybody must pay attention to them and act accordingly.

The communications sector in Cuba has been severely affected by the U.S. blockade, which in the period from April to December 2020 caused losses valued at more than 65 million USD.

On the occasion of World Environment Day, which is celebrated every June 5, Cuba will concentrate its efforts, like the rest of the world, on the restoration of ecosystems, under the slogan Reimagine your environment, announced on Wednesday authorities of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), in Havana.