Army General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers met on Tuesday with high-ranking officials in Paris, on the last day of a state visit to France.
Raul Meets in Paris with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova
The President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, and the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, held a meeting on Tuesday at the headquarters of the organization in Paris.
African Union adopts resolution against US blockade of Cuba
Fort the seventh time in a row, the African Union adopted a resolution condemning the over-50-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.
France Reiterates Stance in Favor of End of U.S. Blockade on Cuba
The French government reiterated on Monday its position in favor of the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
Cuban President starts official visit to France
Cuban President Raul Castro started his official visit to France with a welcome ceremony under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, reported Prensa Latina news agency.
Raul Castro arrived in France on Saturday
Cuban President Raul Castro arrived Saturday in Paris on a state visit at the invitation of French Head of State Francois Hollande.
Salvadorian Foreign Ministry Announces Schedule for Stranded Cubans
El Salvador´s Foreign Ministry announced the scheduled transfer of over 7 thousand 700 Cubans stranded in Costa Rica, who pursue reaching US soil encouraged by Washington´s dry-feet, wet-feet policy and the benefits that the Cuban Adjustment Act offers only to Cuban nationals.
European Union Supports Cuban Priority Sectors
The European Union is currently collaborating with several Cuban priority sectors including food security and sustainable agriculture, according to an official with the European bloc.
Cuban Vice-President pays tribute to Ecuadorian Hero
Cuban first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel paid tribute on Tueday to Ecuadorian hero Eloy Alfaro at his monument in the capital Quito.
Raul Castro´s visit to France proves bilateral solidarity bonds
French ambassador to Cuba Jean Marie Bruno said on Tuesday that the upcoming visit to his country by President Raul Castro proves the bonds of solidarity between France and Cuba.
French minister: Cuba and France experience historic times
France´s State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Tourism and The French Overseas, Matthias Fekl, said that Cuba and France are now living a historic moment as he addressed the annual gala of the Cuba-Cooperation Association in Paris.
Barack Obama stresses Cuba role in Colombian peace talks
US President Barack Obama thanked the Cuban government for hosting the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrillas.
Miracle Cross donated by the Pope to Lampedusa town
The people of Lampedusa received on Sunday the Miracle Cross given as a gift from Cuba to Pope Francisco who donated the sculpture to the Italian island, one of the sites hardest hit by the migratory crisis affecting Europe, reported the La Sicilia daily.
Over 30,000 Argentineans Have Learned How to Read and Write with "Yes, I Can"
At the end of 2015, the Cuban educational program "Yes I Can" in Argentina had reached the figure of 30,253 persons that can now read and write, since its implementation in 2003, asserted on Tuesday pedagogue Jorge Padrón, who oversees courses in the country.
Ecuador prepares for CELAC Regional Summit
Ecuador´s vice-president Xavier Lasso said in Quito that his country has "nearly everything ready" to host the 4th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, later this month.