The US departments of Treasury and Commerce announced new regulations that modify some aspects of the sanctions against Cuba, while maintaining the main body of the economic, commercial and financial blockade»
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Cuba President Meets with PAHO Director General
Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, received Carissa Etienne, director general of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)»
Presidents of Cuba and Austria Hold Meeting in Havana
Cuban President, Raul Castro, and his Austrian peer, Heinz Fischer, praised the positive state of relations between their countries, which this year celebrate their 70th anniversary»
Cuba Attends Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Cuba denounced the existence of thousands of nuclear weapons on the planet that threaten to extinguish the human species, and called on all nations to work for nternational peace and security»
Obama: My Visit to Cuba Will be an Opportunity to Keep Moving Forward
US President Barack Obama dedicated to Cuba his traditional weekly address this Saturday, in which he said there’s overwhelming support for his relationship with the island»
Raul Castro Holds Meeting with Vice-President of Uruguay
Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, received Tuesday Raul Sendic Rodriguez, vice-president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, who is on official visit to Cuba»
Cuban Foreign Minister Welcomes US Secretary of Transportation
Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, received this Tuesday afternoon the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry»
Agreement to Normalize US-Cuba Flights Signed in Havana
US Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, described as historic the signing of an agreement that regulates direct flights between USA and Cuba, for its potential impact on bilateral relations»
Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Begins Working Visit to the USA
Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, begins this Monday a four-day working visit to the U.S.A., which includes meetings with officials and business people»
Cuba: Higher Education on Debate at Int University Congress 2016
The 10th International Congress University 2016 begins in Havana with the participation of more than 2,000 delegates as a forum for debate on a higher education for a sustainable human development»