On the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the birthdate of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, a ceremony in his honor was held in the square named after him in Moscow.

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, recalled Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz on the 97th anniversary of his birth and described him as a tireless rebel, a fighter for justice, and a master of the impossible.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, mourned the loss of human lives due to the fire that occurred in a building in the town of Wintzenheim, in France.

U.S. Senator Peter Welch, of the Democratic Party, affirmed that removing Cuba from the list of sponsors of terrorism is a measure that the United States (U.S.) can and should take to recompose its relationship with the island.

On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, highlighted today the excellent friendly relations that unite the Caribbean nation with the organization.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, welcomed Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed his government’s satisfaction with the setting up of a bilateral, national and temporary ceasefire between Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group.

Adianez Taboada Zamora, Cuban deputy minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, completed an intense work program during a visit to the province of Guangdong in the People's Republic of China.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez regretted the loss of human lives and property damage caused by the Doksuri Typhoon in China and the Philippines.

Víctor Fernández, president of the Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop) association, called today in France for unity among political, solidarity and trade union organizations and institutions willing to join a platform in support of Cuba as a key step to counter the U.S. blockade.

Miriam Nicado Garcia, rector of the University of Havana (UH), said today in Beijing that governments have a leading role in the institutionalization of education through the implementation of public policies that favor local development.

On the occasion of the celebrations in Cuba for the 70th anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro highlighted the relevance of those actions for the fate of Cuba and Latin America.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, praised today the 18th anniversary of the multiplatform channel Telesur, and stressed that it is the image and voice of the people in struggle.

Argentinean and Latin American organizations regretted the passing Wednesday in Buenos Aires of Celia Guevara de la Serna at 93, sister of revolutionary guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara.