Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, ratified today the Cuban government's will to continue developing friendship, solidarity and respectful relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, in a meeting with His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, paid tribute to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, at the monument dedicated to his memory unveiled today in Moscow.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, took part today at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the first time a Cuban leader has spoken at this legislative body.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold official talks Tuesday in Moscow.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party and Cuban President described as excellent bilateral relations between Moscow and Havana, during a visit to Russia Today TV channel.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla sent condolences today to the people and government of Indonesia for the loss of lives and damage caused by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook the province of West Java Monday, with a preliminary toll of 162 dead and hundreds of wounded.

The final declaration of the Meeting of Cuban Residents in Europe (ECRE by its Spanish acronym), which recently concluded in Berlin, ratified the commitment of the participants to their homeland.

The Chinese foreign ministry said today that the upcoming visit of Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, scheduled for November 24-26, will give a new push to the development of bilateral ties and will give renewed vigour to the traditional friendship and fraternal cooperation between the two nations.

Cuba is observing with hope the resumption of the talks between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), said today the first secretary of the Cuban Party's Central Committee and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, and the vice president of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, ratified today in Moscow the common will to seek ways to strengthen economic relations and expand political dialogue.

Najat Mokhtar, deputy director general and head of the department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), begins her first official activities in Havana today.

The first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Central Committee and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel, had a meeting today with the secretary general of the Communist Party of Russia, Guennadi Andrèyevich Ziugànov, as part of the official visit of a high-level delegation from the island to the Eurasian nation.

"You surely want us to tell you about Cuba, so let's talk about Cuba," said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez as he met with about a hundred Cubans a few hours after his arrival in Moscow.

Cuba's ambassador to Argentina, Pedro Pablo Prada, regretted the death of the president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association, Hebe de Bonafini, and highlighted her ties with the Caribbean nation, Prensa Latina news agency reported.