Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel hailed today the start of the 22nd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties—the first ever to be held in this city—and stressed his conviction that their debates will contribute to strengthen anti-imperialist struggle.

 The Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, finished with a Joint Declaration against the U.S. blockade of Cuba.

 The fact that Cuba is hosting for the first time the 22nd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties is a recognition of the creative resistance of the people in the face of hardship and of the renewed imperialist offensive against the island, said Angel Arzuaga Reyes, deputy head and coordinator of the Department of International Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Representatives of the communist parties of Greece, Turkiye, Russia and Bangladesh arrived in this city to attend the 22nd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (EIPCO), in which 155 delegates of 79 political parties from 65 countries will participate, including 40 secretaries-general, of whom those from Chile, Paraguay and Peru are already in Cuba.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held meetings in Argentina with his counterparts from the European Union, Slovenia and Lithonia, who expressed their interest in strengthening bilateral diplomatic relations.

France’s Cuba Linda association has launched a media campaign to denounce terrorist actions against Cuba financed and organized from US territory.

Upon stressing in the 39th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that solidarity should prevail in international activity, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, referred to Cuba’s COVID-19 vaccines and the presence of Cuban medical brigades in 59 countries as an example.

 Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his Costa Rican counterpart Arnoldo Andre Tinoco addressed bilateral relations between their countries during talks on Tuesday.

A campaign on social networks promoted today by the French association Cuba Linda with the aim of denouncing the tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US government against Cuba.

Manu Pineda, deputy to the European Parliament, visits today the province of Pinar del Rio(westernmost Cuban province), to express his support and solidarity after the effects of hurricane Ian.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (CCPCC) and president of the country, congratulated the United Nations Organization (UN) on the 77th anniversary of its creation.

Cuba and Portugal held political consultations on Monday and addressed the positive state of bilateral relations and cooperation, which both parties expect to further expand.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, rejected today the imposition of unilateral sanctions by the U.S. government against Iran.