The 61st edition of the Belgium Tourism Fair, Salon des Vacances, was held in Brussels with a large Cuban presence, whose stand was dedicated to honor the village of San Cristóbal de La Habana for its 500 years of foundation, diplomatic sources reported today.

The Heads of State and Government attending the XXXII Ordinary Assembly of the African Union (AU) adopted, for the tenth consecutive time, a resolution against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the government of the United States almost six decades ago.

More than 15,700 kilograms of fish species were confiscated in police raids carried out in private restaurants, tourism cars, capture zones and other areas of the central Cuban province of Santi Spiritus during 2018.

The Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca participated on Thursday in Davos at an informal encounter of world economic leaders during his last activity at the World Economic Forum underway in Switzerland.

Cuba will present an update on its economic model during its participation at the 49th World Economic Forum to be held in Davos, Switzerland, according to Prensa Latina News Agency.

The Vice President of the Council of Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz held talks on Monday in Paris with the Secretary of State of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Baptiste Lemoyne who heads the Bilateral Economic Committee between both nations, according to the website of the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

Officials and businessmen from Cuba and Iran will give an impulse to the commercial and cooperation relations between both countries during the celebration, in this capital, of the XVII Session of the Intergovernmental Commission between both countries.

As is tradition, Cuba's tourist destination was present at the International Tourism Fair which is held every year for three days at the fairgrounds of Fornebu, Oslo, the Norwegian capital.

The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, toured this Saturday morning several works being carried out in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), where he could see progress made in this leading project of the country to attract foreign investment during the year that just ended.

Manuel Marrero, Minister of Tourism, wrote on Twitter that Trinidad on the occasion of the 505th anniversary of the foundation of this village, that is a tourist destination that has it all.

La Vaquita Cheese Factory, located in the Cuban central province of Camaguey, some 550 kilometers east of Havana, produced 1700 tons of cheese in 2018, a full 50 percent spike over plan.

Despite restrictions imposed by the U.S. government, more than 639,000 U.S. citizens traveled to Cuba in 2018, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.

Cuba will deepen its economic relations with Iran and Algeria, important commercial actors of Africa and Asia, through the holding of two intergovernmental commissions with high level representatives of those two nations during this month of January.

Quality, the development of infrastructure and the expansion of services are key elements to be taken into account by Cuban authorities to meet their goal of receiving this year five million of foreign visitors,