On the 18th anniversary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), regional leaders and Cuban authorities highlighted today the importance of this body for integration.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla welcomed the appointment of Vince Henderson as minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of Dominica.

Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Cuban deputy prime minister, began a working visit to Algeria with the aim of strengthening the friendship and cooperation relations between the two nations, the ministry of foreign affairs reported today.

Cuba’s Foreign Ministry announced that Havana will be the venue on Wednesday of the 22nd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) regional integration bloc.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez welcomed the accords reached by the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army rebel organization at the recently concluded first round of peace talks.

A total of 11 U.S. cities have requested to establish medical cooperation with Cuba, an official from the Caribbean nation's foreign ministry said today on Twitter.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party Central Committee and Cuban President signed on Friday the book of condolences opened at the Chinese embassy in Havana for the passing in November of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin.

The Cuban foreign ministry called today for a tweet on the occasion of the celebration in the country of the International Human Rights Day, this December 10.

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Cuba defends the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of States and points out that it is up to the Peruvian people to find solutions to their challenges, said Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, on Twitter today.

Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban PM, ratified today the willingness to strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation with Caribbean nations.

Cuba’s deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas and the general secretary of the Organization African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, exchanged views on current challenges facing that group of nations.

“We have concluded an intense and emotional tour of the Caribbean,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in Grenada, the last stop of his tour around the region, where he could witness the validity of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz’s legacy, as well as the special bonds that he established with the Caribbean brothers and sisters, continued by Army General Raúl Castro.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla hailed today the Day of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) with Cuba, established by the decision of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to start diplomatic relations with the island 50 years ago.