Cuban President  received Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, who is on an official visit to Cuba. The distinguished visitor  said that her visit shows her country’s willingness to strengthen and improve bilateral relations.»

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, and Colombia’s Maria Angela Holguin, agreed on Wednesday here to commit to increase the potential of bilateral ties in several sectors.»

Famous Cuban musician Adalberto Alvarez gave a concert on February 7th in Sancti Spiritus, a central province in the island, as part of a national tour initiated moths ago in the eastern region.  “El Caballero del Son” (The Gentleman of Son) and his orchestra will also perform in Cienfuegos.»

The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, Kiril Vajromeev, has expressed interest to join the cause for the liberation of the five Cuban prisoners held in the United States since 1998.»

More than 25 wrestlers of the United States will participate in the Granma-Cerro Pelado International Tournament, from February 10-16, the media reported on Tuesday.»

Cuba ratified on Tuesday the importance of nuclear disarmament to the international community. Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament, the Cuban delegate Yusnier Romero, said that this issue should be a priority in the work of that forum.»

Sancti Spiritus boxer Yosvany Veitia is part of the Cuban team, headed by world champions Lazaro Alvarez and Julio Cesar La Cruz, that is to participate in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary between February 8th to 11th.»

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Havana from Venezuela, where the XI Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our Americas took place.  Important issues such as the economic armor of the nations of the area, were addressed in the meeting.»

The Community of Caribbean and Latin American States (CELAC) consolidates an environmental agenda which allows to identify regional problems and move towards a more united region, said a Bolivian expert in this capital.»

Fifty years after been official, the US government´s economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Caribbean island of Cuba generates the almost unanimous rejection of the international community, said the Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry here Monday.»