Cuban President Raul Castro officially welcomed on Thursday visiting Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe and held talks on bilateral relations between their nations.

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro met Thursday with Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, who paid an official visit to Cuba.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his visit to Cuba opens a new chapter in the long-standing friendship relations between the two countries.

More than 80 health inspectors from Cienfuegos province are being trained by these days in the Provincial Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (CPHEM by its Spanish acronym) to get the tools and knowledge on how to deal with noise pollution.

Before the end of 2016, the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA by its Spanish acronym) intends to provide Wi-Fi technology, for Internet browsing, to Malecon Avenue, from Prado Street to the entrance of 5th Avenue tunnel in Havana.

Cuba and Russia strengthened scientific and technical cooperation on Tuesday in Moscow with the signing o fan accord between the Skolkovo innovation fund and the Biocubafarma state corporation, Prensa Latina reported.

Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, will arrive in Cuba in the afternoon of September 22 for a two-day official visit.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received on Monday afternoon the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hassan Rouhani, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Commander in Chief Fidel Castro received on Monday afternoon the visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, arrived on Monday in Havana shortly after noon, after two days of activities as part of the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Margarita Island, Venezuela.

China´s Premier Li Keqiang will pay an official visit to Cuba this week as part of a tour of The Americas he started on Sunday, which also includes Canada and his participation at the 71 UN General Assembly in New York.

Iran´s President Hasan Rohani is paying an official visit to Cuba on Monday, September 19.

Addressing the 27th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Venezuela, President Raul Castro reiterated that Cuba is willing to maintain civilized relations with the United States, but will never renounce any of its principles, or yield its sovereignty and independence.

Cuban President Raul Castro said that when the 120 Non-Aligned nations act shoulder to shoulder their strength cannot be underestimated.

Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo received the President of the German Bundesrat (Federal Council), Stanislaw Tillich, who is on a visit to the island to boost economic relations between the two countries.