Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared today the COVID-19 virus as a pandemic, due to its worldwide spread.

Japanese deputy minister of health, labor and welfare, Kojima Toshifumi, in a meeting with the Cuban ambassador to that Asian country, Miguel Ramirez, showed his interest in increasing cooperation with Cuba in health matters, especially in the production of drugs.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla talked today with the new Kenyan FM, Raychelle Omamo, and her predecessor, Monica Juma, who was appointed defense minister.

Beninese foreign affairs and cooperation minister Aurelien Agbenonci will make an official visit to Cuba starting tomorrow.
The distinguished visitor will hold official talks with Cuban authorities and carry out other activities.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla expressed this Tuesday on Twitter his condolences to the American people for the loss of human life and material damage caused by a tornado that struck the city of Nashville, Tennessee, early Tuesday morning.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla expressed today his condolences on the death of Puerto Rican independence leader Rafael Cancel Miranda.

The Albert Borschette conference center in Brussels, Belgium, is hosting the first sectoral dialogue on cooperation in the energy field between Cuba and the European Union (EU), a forum framed by the parties' desire to boost their multi-sectoral relations.

Marcelino Medina, Cuban first deputy foreign minister, began his agenda of activities as part of his working visit to the Canadian province of Quebec.

Letsie III, King of Lesotho, will begin an official visit to Cuba next Saturday.

The United States is currently failing to fulfill its obligations as the UN's host country and is hindering the participation of representatives of official delegations from member states, including Cuba, in UN events.

A Cuban delegation, led by Ruben Remigio, president of the People's Supreme Court, is in Qatar, attending the second high-level meeting of the UN-sponsored Global Judicial Integrity Network.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, president of the Republic of Cuba, said today on social media that Venezuela defeats imperial threats with dignity and firmness.

Berris Ekinci, Turkish ambassador to Cuba, reiterated on Wednesday the rejection of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade, and called for the strengthening of cooperation between her country and Cuba.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the Republic of Cuba, expressed on Twitter the solidarity of the Cuban people with the Puerto Rican brothers affected by a strong earthquake.