DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

The governor of the U.S. state of Texas, Greg Abbott, met Wednesday with Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca, who informed him about the process of the economic update on the island.»

Cuba and the United States are holding today in Washington a technical meeting on fighting drug trafficking, a meeting in which both countries hope to enhance cooperation»

Nine U.S. governors sent a letter to Congress asking for the lifting of travel, financial transactions, and trade restrictions codified in the over 50-year blockade against Cuba.»

International media closely followed all the events in which the Cuban delegation took part while in New York, including the meeting held between Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro at UN headquarters.»

Media outlets in the US State of Vermont stress recent statements by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy who said that US ideals must be promoted by lifting the travel ban and the blockade against Cuba.»

For those journalists who closely followed the struggle for the liberation of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, and Rene Gonzalez, it was no surprise at all to receive the announcement that the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 would be now called International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity for the Peoples, in order »

The agreement announced to reestablish diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba is a step forward, but is just the beginning of a complex process towards bilateral normalization of relations, experts and media outlets said.»

The official re-opening of the Cuban and the USA embassies in Washington and Havana, respectively, are very significant events on the way to the rapprochement already began last December 17th, between the northern superpower and our country.»

US President Barack Obama today asked Congress to lift the unilateral sanctions imposed against Cuba for over half a century, because that policy failed and resulted counterproductive for the United States.»

  The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina, today received a letter from the United States President, Barack Obama, addressed to his peer Raul Castro. The letter was delivered at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry by the head of the Interests Section of the United States in Havana, Jeffrey DeLaurentis. Growing Interest in Cooperation Between Cuba »