RAUL CASTRO

Raul Castro Visits Eastern Baracoa to Oversee Recovery Tasks after Matthew

Cuban President Raul Castro presided over a working meeting to learn about the details of the recuperation works underway in the Cuban easternmost city of Baracoa, severely affected by Hurricane Matthew. Raul arrived in eastern Cuba before the powerful Matthew hit the island as a category four hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 220 kilometers per hour, and stronger gusts »

Raul Castro in Cartagena de Indias to Attend Peace Final Agreement

Yesterday, September 25, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers arrived in Cartagena de Indias to attend the signing of the final agreement between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) to end the armed conflict and construct a stable, lasting peace in the country. At the »

Cuba President Raul Castro Welcomes Shinzo Abe

Cuban President Raul Castro, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, held official talks as part of the official visit of the Asian head of government to this country, which ended this Friday»

Raul Castro Meets with Leaders of North Korea and India at NAM Summit

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Sunday with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the People’s Supreme Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as well as with Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari. The fraternal meetings, part of their agenda in the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), held on Margarita Island, in the Venezuelan »

Cuba President Demands End of Blockade at Non-Aligned Movement Meeting

Cuban President Raúl Castro blasted Washington’s persistent policy of blockade against Cuba. Addressing the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement on Margarita island, Venezuela, President Raúl acknowledged that since the historic announcement in December 2014, there have been some advances in U.S.-Cuba relations, particularly the diplomatic field and cooperation in areas of mutual interest. »

Raul Castro Arrives in Isla Margarita to Attend NAM Summit

Cuba President Raul Castro arrived this Friday, September 16th, in Venezuela, to attend the XVII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Cuban Head of State was welcomed at the Commanding General Santiago Mariño  Airport, of the Nueva Esparta State, by Venezuelan Vice-President Aristóbulo Istúriz, the Minister of Tourism Marleny Contrera, the Minister of Mining Development Roberto Mirabal, and Cuban Ambassador »