French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced that a representative from Paris will visit Havana in May to take part in the International Tourism Fair.»

Cuba President Raul Castro attended the closing session of the 8th Congress of Cuban Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC), in which Miguel Barnet was ratified as president of the organization.»

The role of culture in the education of the society is the center of discussions today at the final session of the 8th Congress of Cuban Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC). As part of the plenary session, 320 delegates from all over the country will passed the decisions of the four working commissions who reflected yesterday on the role »

France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius begins this Saturday a visit to Cuba at the invitation of his counterpart Bruno Rodriguez, with whom he will hold official talks.»

Cuban authorities invited foreign entrepreneurs in the construction field to invest at the Mariel Harbor Special Development Zone.»

The most important cultural congress of Cuba opened today urging Cuban intellectual and artistic avant-garde to improve the spiritual life of a country undergoing necessary changes.»

The U.S. Senate ordered today a review of the Cuban ”Twitter” and asked USAID to hand over all records as part of a broader review of the agency’s civil-society efforts worldwide.»

Ambassadors of the member countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the People of our Americas (ALBA) expressed their support to Venezuela  in the struggle to defend peace, the homeland and independence.»

Cuba will increase its annual budget for wholesale milk subsidies in the basic family food basket, by 12 million pesos ($12 million USD at the official exchange rate).»

The Venezuelan government is willing to start a dialogue with its opposition, in a meeting aimed at consolidating national harmony through the mediation of a mission of UNASUR foreign ministers.»