Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and of the Cuban Council of State, said that the goal of his visit to Angola is to strengthen the relations of friendship, cooperation and affection with the Parliament of the African country.

At a meeting with Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (HR), during the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal thanked the support of international organizations against the U.S. blockade and ratified the island's unwavering commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez regretted on Tuesday the death of a Cuban national in a car accident in Honduras.

Palestine’s resistance movement Hamas is considering a proposal for a truce in Gaza Strip which stemmed from international negotiations in Paris, including a 40-day ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners.

Gambia and Cuba confirmed on Tuesday their willingness to further boost their over-40-year bilateral diplomatic relations.

Esteban Lazo Hernandez, President of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) kicked off today a working visit to the Republic of Angola.

Cuba’s first deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Penalver reiterated his country’s commitment to peace, multilateralism and the people’s full exercise of all human rights.

Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, arrived today in South Africa from Namibia, to begin a working visit.

WINDHOEK, Namibia - More than 11,000 kilometers separate Havana from Windhoek, but the close ties of brotherhood between the peoples of Cuba and Namibia have overcome the barriers of geographic distance for decades. Beyond indestructible historical and cultural ties forged for centuries, Cubans and Namibians contributed with their blood to the just cause for independence in the African lands with their struggle against the apartheid regime.

Cuban foreign ministry informed today that, as a result of the efforts of Esteban Lazo as High Level Special Envoy of the President of the Republic, sensitive information has been obtained in Kenya that helps to advance in the clarification of the news spread about the alleged deaths of Cuban doctors Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodriguez Hernandez, in Somalia, where they were being held kidnapped.

Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba received the president of the National Assembly of People's Power, Esteban Lazo, at the African nation's State House.

The 13th National Meeting of Venezuela-Cuba Solidarity will begin with a keynote lecture on the U.S policy of blockade and unilateral sanctions and coercive measures as a form of imperialist aggression against the peoples.

Cuba will participate at the 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference to take place February 26-29 in Abu Dabi, United Arab Emirates.

Esteban Lazo, president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, met with William Ruto, head of state of that East African country, upon his arrival in Kenya.