Cuba is present at the virtual meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which focuses its debate on the recovery of civil aviation in the North, Central America and the Caribbean nations.

Twenty new deputies to the National Assembly of the People's Power of Cuba (Parliament) took office during the virtual ordinary session of such body.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez affirmed that the strengthening of the blockade imposed by the United States Government on his country in times of pandemic shows its contempt for the Cuban people.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Republic of Cuba, pointed out this Wednesday at the closing of the Fifth Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, the challenging panorama the country has faced due to the COVID-19 and the intensification of the blockade, in spite of which the nation is growing and continues to bet on its development.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Republic of Cuba, pointed out this Wednesday at the closing of the Fifth Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, the challenging panorama the country has faced due to the COVID-19 and the intensification of the blockade, in spite of which the nation is growing and continues to bet on its development.

Army General Raul Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the Republic, attend the 5th Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of the People´s Power (ANPP) today in its 9th Legislature.

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez noted the potential of a Foreign Service Bill, by strengthening the unity and coherence of the joint action of the State abroad.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said today the country's top-priority in the Covid-19 pandemic is to preserve people´s lives.

Cuba and Fiji signed today a reciprocal visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports, in order to facilitate citizens traveling and bilateral relations.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez assured today on Twitter that the essence of the legacy of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro will be honored with the entry into force in 2021 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, talked by phone with Evo Morales and with Luis Arce, the newly elected president of Bolivia, to congratulate them on the victory of the Movement for Socialism (MAS).

Representatives of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) held a meeting at the Havana Convention Center and in the other provincial capitals by videoconference to analyze the draft law of the President and Vice President of the Republic.

Omar L. Marrero Betancourt, Cuban ambassador to the government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, chaired this weekend the 10th professional scientific conference held in the district of Covalima.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, explained Monday the changes and modifications to the foreign service bill done after previous consultation with Cuban MPs and taking into account concerns that the population sent via e-mail.

Cuba will always have an active participation in favor of multilateralism, exchange of knowledge and cooperation, affirmed Monday Miguel Diaz-Canel, president of Cuba, when he addressed virtually the 38th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).