Cuba will contest Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with expectations to be among the first 20 or 25 winners.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, thanked today the African Union for its support against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed more than 60 years ago on the Caribbean nation by the US government.

The International Justice Court (IJC) rejected a South African request for urgent measures to stop an Israeli attack against Rafah, though the court considered the situation as very dangerous.

Serguei V. Lavrov, foreign minister from the Russian Federation, will arrive in Cuba next Monday, February 19, according to a statement issued by the Cuban foreign ministry.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero paid homage on Thursday to the Founding Father of the Arab United Emirates Sheikh Sayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, during his visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

The World Governments Summit came to an end in the United Arab Emirates with a call to increasingly promote international cooperation and support innovative and sustainable governance.

The representatives of the Arab Group at the United Nations urged the Security Council on Wednesday to act towards a ceasefire in Gaza in the face of threats about an Israeli military escalation against Rafah.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez during a scheduled visit to Havana on February 19th, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zajarova announced in Moscow.

The South African government filed an urgent request on Tuesday with the International Justice Court (IJC) on Israel’s decision to keep with its military operations in the city of Rafah.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the World Summit of Governments, to be held in Dubai on February 12 to 14.

United Nations experts urged Washington to review its domestic policy of sanctions which negatively impact human rights, particularly the US designation of states sponsors of terrorism.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated his Azeri counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, who was reelected to office with more than 90% of the votes.

Strengthening Cuba solidarity networks in other countries and swell their ranks with more young people are priorities of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) for 2024, its president Fernando Gonzalez Llort stressed.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ratified his solidarity with the Cuban people, who—he noted—keep their firm stance in defense of their sovereignty and demanding the definitive end of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade.