Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero stressed today in an exchange with the president of the legislature of China, Zhao Leji, the importance of the links between the parliaments of the two countries, for trade and economic ties.

Xi Jinping, President of China, expressed today when receiving Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, the desire that his official visit to the Asian nation will allow the expansion of bilateral cooperation to new areas.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero arrived in Beijing to continue an official visit that began in Shanghai, where he met with Chinese authorities and businessmen.

Russia’s Cuba solidarity movement “Venceremos” organized a rally in front of, and delivered a letter to, the US Embassy in Moscow to show their support of Cuba against the US blockade, which they condemned for being illegitimate and contrary to international law.

Cuba’s Foreign Ministry congratulated the peoples and governments of Dominica and Panama on their National Independence Days.

For the 31st year in a row, the United States remained isolated as the international community backed the Cuban resolution demanding the end of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade with 187 votes in favor at the 78 Session of the UN General Assembly.

Cuba's resolution on the need to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States will be put to vote today at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), after a first day of debate in which the international community stated its opposition to this unilateral policy.

Several African countries reasserted at the United Nations General Assembly their commitment to the demands in favor of lifting the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.

At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Mexico called on the U.S. government to lift at once its blockade of Cuba and to prioritize dialogue to resolve its differences with the Caribbean country.

UN member nations strongly condemned the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba at Wednesday’s plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The imposition by the United States of unilateral coercive measures against Cuba and other nations is a violation of the goals and principles of the United Nations Charter, said the representative of the People’s Republic of China in his remarks at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) raised its voice at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York against the over-60-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.

Between November 2 and 12, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz will pay official visits to China and Belarus, where he will have a tight agenda of meetings with top authorities of both countries.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held a meeting on Tuesday in New York with Dennis Francis, president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).