Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo, Deputy Chief of Staff of China’s Armed Forces, who paid a visit to Cuba on the invitation of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.»

Chile and Peru defended their stances Tuesday, a day after the UN International Court of Justice began hearings over their longstanding maritime dispute in The Hague.»

More than 300 activists will be attending the VIII International Colloquium for the Freedom of the Cuban Five, to be held November 28th to December 2nd in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin.»

Consistent with the decision by the Cuban Council of State, the Electoral Law and the Cuban Constitution, all 168 municipal assemblies of People’s Power will be set up throughout the island on Sunday for a two-and-a-half-year term.»

El Salvador’s Vice-president, Salvador Sanchez, met with the president of Cuban Parliament, Ricardo Alarcon, who is visiting that central American nation.»

The National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba has summoned all deputies to the 10th Regular Session of the Seventh Legislature, to be held next December 13 at Havana’s Conference Palace.»

Cuban President Raul Castro held official talks on Sunday afternoon with his Surinamese counterpart Delano Bouterse, who pays a working visit to Cuba.»

Cuban President, Raul Castro held a meeting on Thursday morning with Sergei Stepashin, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, who pays a working visit to Cuba.»

The letter was read during the opening session of the   meeting.»

Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council announced the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) won 134 of 153 mayoral offices in the municipal elections held on Sunday, November 4th.»