The 22 member states of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) elected Cuba from the eight countries in the region that aspire to occupy a seat in the council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, in its next meeting.

Among the many messages sent to Cuban leader Fidel Castro on his 90th birthday was that of Bolivia´s Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of a Latin American nation.

Namibian President Hage Geingob said that the historic legacy of Cuban leader Fidel Castro is a huge source of inspiration.

Fidel for us is a great example; I wish all leaders to be like him and many of them to have the dignity and integrity of the Commander, remarked in this capital American Manolo de los Santos.

Today, more than ever, the example of Cuba is needed, said Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the Committee of Solidarity with Cuba in the United States, referring to the growing social inequality in the world and specifically in the northern country.

A new group of 29 Cuban health voluntary workers arrived in the province of Gauteng, with which the number of these professionals in South Africa increased today to more than 400, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.

The Council of the US City of Pittsburg will declare July 30 US-Cuba Friendship Day, according to an accord adopted by that city hall following a proposal sponsored by Councilor Natalia Rudiak.

Cuba is and will be the spearhead of the revolutionary Latin American movement, while historic leader Fidel Castro is a icon of independence struggle, said Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.

Cuba's official daily Granma interviewed the General Director of the US Division of the Foreign Ministry, Josefina Vidal who heads the diplomatic negotiations with the United States after establishing diplomatic ties a year ago which led to the opening of embassies in Washington DC and Havana.

The Executive Director of UN Women organization, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will pay a visit to Cuba on Saturday to attend the Colombian Peace Talks and to meet with high-level Cuban government officials.

Cuban President Raul Castro sent a congratulations message to his Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega on the occasion of the celebrations of the 37th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.

Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, second secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Vice President of the councils of State and Ministers, signed today in this capital the book of condolences for the terrorist attack occurred on July 14 in the city of Nice, France.

The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress was the scene of a new maneuver of the anti-Cuban lobby that managed to include sanctions against the Caribbean nation in the 2017 House Financial Services and General Government Bill.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on the situation of 75 Cubans that were deported from Ecuador in the last three days.