Cuba

Cuban President Raúl Castro met at Havana’s Revolution Palace with his visiting counterpart from the Republic of Namibia Hage Gottfried Geingob.»

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will present on Wednesday the annual report “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S.A. against Cuba”.»

The President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Gottfried Geingob, arrived in Havana on an official visit to reaffirm the excellent bonds of cooperation existing between the two countries.»

The presence in Cuba of Pope Francis will confirm the good state of relations between the Cuban government and the Holy See, which marked the 80 anniversary of permanent relations, reads an editorial article on Granma newspaper on Tuesday.»

Miguel Diaz-Canel, member of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party and First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Monday in Havana with about 100 representatives of religious institutions, fraternal associations and ecumenical organizations of the country.  »

Havana’s Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Ortega called on Cubans to welcome Pope Francis with an open and receptive spirit, ahead of the Holy Father’s visit to the island from September 19th to 22nd.»

Monsignor Dionisio Garcia, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, stressed that the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to the island will be a call for generosity and mercy.»

Cubans all over the country are ready to welcome the Holy Father who will be visiting the island from September 19th to 22nd.»

The first 27 Municipal Assemblies of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) were held this weekend, with which this process, to be run until October, started, Granma newspaper reported.»

Cuban President Raul Castro received last week in Havana his Panamanian counterpart Juan Carlos Varela who spent a four-day official visit, along a large business delegation.»