CUBA PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO

France: Official Ceremony to Welcome Cuba President Raul Castro (+photos)

Cuba President, Raul Castro, was received today with an official ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in the French capital, at the beginning of a two-day state visit to this country. During the ceremony, in the presence of the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolne Royal, the traditional wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was »

Cuban President Arrives in Paris for First State Visit to France

President of Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, arrived in Paris for a state visit to the French Republic, at the invitation of the French President, Francois Hollande. The head of state is leading a delegation made up of Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, vice president of the Council of Ministers, and Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, ministers of Foreign Affairs and »

Raul Castro Highlights World Support against US Blockade

Cuban President Raul Castro thanked at UN the unanimous support of the international community to stop the economic, financial and trade blockade of the island, imposed by the United States more than half a century ago. Speaking in the first day of discussions at the top-level Summit of the UN General Assembly, the president highlighted that 188 Governments and countries »

Cuba President Raul Castro Continues Broad Agenda at UN

Cuban President, Raul Castro, continues this September 28th, his extensive work program at UN, where he will deliver a speech at the high-level segment of the General Assembly. According to the list of speakers circulated, the president of the Caribbean island is scheduled to speak this afternoon, at 15:00 local time. The Assembly establishes today its general debate in the »

Raul Welcomes European Union, Russian Top Representatives

Army General Raul Castro, president of the councils of State and Ministers, received Federica Mogherini, high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and vice-president of the European Commission.»