The latest survey on gender equality in Cuba showed that 88.7 percent of the Cuban population between the ages of 15 and 74 believe that laws that protect women are applied in the country.

The National Electoral Commission (CEN) announced in this capital the official results of the constitutional referendum of last February 24 in which 6,816,169 citizens gave their approval to the new constitution of the Republic of Cuba.

Cuba´s Council of Ministers, headed by its president Miguel Diaz-Canel, also president of the State Council, began a working visit in the province of Mayabeque to evaluate the implementation of government programs in that western territory.

Two bilateral agreements to strengthen economic and trade relations between Cuba and Turkey were signed today during the closing of the Business Committee between the two countries, which took place in this capital.

José Carlos Rodríguez Ruiz, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the International Organizations based in Rome, was received by Graciano Da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with whom he discussed various topics of interest.

Marcelino Medina Gonzalez, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, met with Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, during the High-Level Segment of the XL ordinary session of the Human Rights Council, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, until Wednesday.

Having a proper planning we can help the municipalities to be autonomous, said the President of the Council of State and Ministers Miguel Diaz-Canel at the annual meeting of the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP).

The Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, met on Tuesday evening with Mrs. Gonca Yilmaz Batur, Deputy Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Turkey.

Bruno Rodriguez, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, described as slander the recent statements of Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, who on Tuesday referred to the constitutional referendum that took place on Sunday on the island and concluded with the victory of the YES.

Marcelino Medina, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, leads the Cuban delegation attending the High-Level Segment of the XL Regular Session of the Human Rights Council.

On the morning of Tuesday, February 26, a Mig 21 aircraft of the Revolutionary Air Force crashed to the ground, due to technical problems, in the vicinity of the municipality of Güira de Melena, province of Artemisa, during a combat preparation exercise. The event did not cause damage in that town; the pilot is in good health.

Cuba will showcase its experience in advanced life support in the face of disasters during the VIII International Congress on Emergencies and Intensive Care (URGRAV 2019) to be held in the capital from March 4 to 6.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, called to defend peace in the Latin American and Caribbean region, in the context of the threat looming over Venezuela.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, highlighted in Twitter the victory of the Yes in the constitutional referendum that took place this Sunday in Cuba, as reported on Monday in Havana by the electoral authorities.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez received the First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Titov, who is making a working visit to our country to chair the Meeting of Inter-chancellery Political Consultations between Cuba and Russia.