Normalizing relations with the U.S. will take time, considered today in this capital Josefina Vidal, director general of the United States Department of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, who asserted that Cuba and the northern country are working to progress in this process.

With the presence of Army General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers, and Bolivian President Evo Morales, an outline agreement for bilateral cooperation was signed today in this capital.

The Simon Bolivar training vessel of the Navy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, anchored on Thursday at the port of this city, from where it will depart on Sunday in the 28th cruise for training abroad, called Europe 2016.

The president of the Pluri-national State of Bolivia, Evo Morales, arrived in Cuba on an official visit, as part of which he will hold talks with Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers.

Bolivian President Evo Morales will pay an official visit to Cuba on Thursday on the invitation of his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro.

Cubans in the locality of Dos Rios, in the eastern Granma province, will pay homage today to National Hero Jose Marti, who was killed in action in that rural site fighting Spanish troops on May 19, 1895.

The twelfth imported case of a patient with Zika virus has been diagnosed, corresponding to a 41-year-old Cuban citizen living in the municipality of Guira de Melena, Artemisa province, who arrived in the country on May 10 from Guyana, where she traveled for personal reasons.

The President of the National Heritage Council, Gladys Collazo told the Cuban News Agency, that in recent years they have restored a total of 25 museums of the 338 existent in the country

The upcoming hurricane season which begins June 1st until November 30th is predicted to be normal to active although Cuba will remain prepared for any contingency.

Lawyers from over 27 nations of the world are meeting at the 8th International Forum on Justice and Law, underway till Thursday in the Cuban capital.

As part of the First Havana Design Biennal, academics, researchers and designers are gathering in their first international congress at local Conventions Hall.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, received Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain, who in on an official visit to Cuba.

Ricardo Cabrisas, Vice-president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, received Professor Kane Boubacar, Minister of Health of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and special envoy, who conveyed to Army General Raul Castro a message from Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

Meteoro 2016, a series of nationwide drills aimed at preparing the Island in case of disasters, held this last weekend was a success, according to officials.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez will meet on Monday with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel García-Margallo, who is paying his second official visit to Cuba.