Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins today the program of his official visit to Cuba as part of a tour of Latin American countries that also included Venezuela, Brazil and Nicaragua.

Cuba celebrated Wednesday the 49th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Liberia, marked by fraternity between both countries and their mutual support on issues of the international interest.

Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, paid his first-ever visit to Cuba.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro recalled on Twitter Cuba's historic victory over the mercenaries who invaded Bay of Pigs in 1961 to mark the first defeat of Yankee imperialism in Latin America.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will travel to Havana as part of an ongoing tour of the region, said during a press conference in Caracas that Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua have chosen their own path, as they are proud of their history and refuse to depend on anyone ever again.

Venezuela’s Head of State Nicolas Maduro congratulated Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel for his re-election as Cuban President on Wednesday.

The US National Network in Solidarity with Cuba (NNOC) with over 50 organizations demanding the lifting of the US blockade against the island will join the First of May International Brigade.

The member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and chairman of the National Assembly, Vuong Dinh Hue, will pay an official visit to Cuba April 18-23.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will pay an official visit to Cuba on April 19.

Cuba celebrated today the 44th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Grenada.

The creation of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with Cuba in Argentina is an important step for the strengthening of ties between the two nations, said Pedro Pablo Padra, Cuban ambassador to that country.

The Toronto-based Juan Gualberto Gomez Association of Cuban Residents and other Canadian organizations are shipping a container with medical items to Cuba, according to the island’s Foreign Ministry.

The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) ratified their willingness to strengthen their historic ties and maintain solidarity, the Cuban political organization reported today on its website.

A Cuban delegation headed by Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo concluded a working visit to several Chinese provinces and signed several agreements of cooperation in priority sectors.