Cuba

Vice President of the Cuban Council of State Salvador Valdés Mesa arrived in Mozambique this afternoon from South Africa on a tour that also included Ethiopia»

The event is being held at Havana’s Conference Center and is attended by some 3,000 professionals, including delegates from other countries»

The Summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, also called for unity to uphold the maintenance of peace and stability in the continent»

Cuban President Raul Castro led the traditional March of the Torches held by young people in homage to the National Hero, José Martí, on the occasion of his birthday»

President of Cuba Raul Castro reiterated Cuba’s commitment to boost unity and peace in Latin America and the Caribbean to face new challenges in the region»

The Mexican immigration authorities returned today to Cuba 70 citizens of that island who were in Mexico in an irregular situation»

Cuban President Raúl Castro is to participate on Wednesday in the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)»

Important coastal floods were recorded in Havana as a result of a strong and extensive extra-tropical depression over South Carolina, in the United States, covering all Cuban territory with its wide circulation»

To date, around 29,600 homes, or 70% of the 42,338 damaged by Hurricane Matthew, have been repaired, due in large part to the efforts of the Cuban state»

One of the main goals of the visit is to promote the potentialities of Cuba’s maritime-port sector, particularly the new deep-water port in the Mariel Special Development Zone»