Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Brasilia, leading a delegation of his country to attend the presidential meeting between leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean and China. Besides the members of the group formed by Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador and Antigua and Barbuda, CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), the presence at the meeting of the presidents of »

President Raul Castro met Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), both visiting the island.»

President Raul Castro opened in Havana the new Center for State Control of Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), and the National Coordinating Center for Clinic Trials (CENCEC).»

The presidents of the country members of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) began its Sixth Summit, to design new financial structures: a Development Bank and a Reserve Fund.»

The sixth summit of leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) began in Fortaleza, Brasil, with a meeting among trade and finance ministers of this five denominated emerging economies.»

Cuban President Raul Castro bid farewell to his Russian peer, Vladimir Putin, at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Friday, after holding official talks at the Palace of the Revolution.»

Fidel Castro during the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin»

Cuban President, Raul Castro, welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, with whom he held official talks at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana. Before the official welcoming ceremony, Russian President placed a floral tribute in the monuments of the Soviet internationalist soldier and the National Hero of the Island, Jose Marti. Russian President Vladimir Putin Arrives in Cuba»

The 11th Latin American Skydiving League and the 1st Skydiving Friendship Cup will take place in Varadero resort from July 14 to 20 with representatives from 10 nations, organizers said.»

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Cuba early this morning, as a first stop of an almost historic one-week tour of Latin America. Putin was welcomed at the Jose Marti International Airport shortly after 5:30 local time, by Cuba’s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and members of the Russian embassy in Cuba, among other officials.»