Louceny Fall, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and of Guineans Abroad of the Republic of Guinea, expressed on March 30 the gratitude of his government to be Cuban people for its help: "We know it's a great sacrifice to come here to face that epidemic. The peoples of the three countries hit by the deadly virus will always remember that attitude. We're very satisfied with Cuba's cooperation."

The United States and Cuba discussed human rights in a professional atmosphere, and paved the way for future meetings on the issue, said the US State Department.

Cuba´s permanent representative in Geneva, Ambassador Anayansi Rodriguez, said that the March 31 Cuba-US talks on human rights were held in the expected atmosphere of professionalism and respect and considered further meetings on the topic.

During the first Cuba-US talks on human rights, held on March 31 in Washington D.C., the representatives of the island expressed their country´s concerns regarding human rights in the United States.

Organizers of an upcoming Continental Forum in Solidarity with Cuba gathered in the Dominican Republic to consider the agenda of the event, to be hosted by the Caribbean nation.

The revision by the US Treasury of a blacklist of entities and individuals linked to Cuba was described as routine with no relation to the recent changes in Washington´s policy towards Cuba.

Cuba and the UN Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) reiterated in Paris their willingness to keep strengthening diplomatic and cooperation relations.

India and Cuba share traditionally warm and friendly relations, historic links marked by the coincidence of interests as to global issues, reads a communiqué issued by India´s Foreing Ministry, on the occasion of the visit to that Asian country by Cuba´s first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel.

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and the Cuban First Vice-president and Politburo member Miguel Diaz-Canel, congratulated each other on Monday in New Delhi for the healthy state of bilateral bonds and expressed their wish of strengthening them.

Cuba´s first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel is paying a two-day official visit to India on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Havana and New Delhi.

Scarcity of water will affect many regions of the world by 2025, while in others authorities will declare water stress, which will lead to the displacement of millions of people demanding water for their survival, a Cuban expert warned in Havana.

Cuba´s first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel concludes a three-day official visit to Angola on Thursday after meeting with local government officials and will depart for Namibia, third and last leg of his African tour.

Liberian authorities acknowledged the work carried out by the Henry Reeve Cuban medical brigade that fought the Ebola Virus in that African nation, and which along with other forces, have helped Liberia advance towards its declaration as a country free of Ebola.

The countries with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) asked the United States and President Barack Obama to repeal the executive order issued against Venezuela, since it constitute a threat to sovereignty.