Cuba

Cuba and Mexico ratified today the excellent state of their relations and their willingness to broaden and strengthen them in the context of the state visit here of Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu.»

The Cuban Foreign Ministry on Sunday denied stories about an alleged presence of Cuban troops in Syria, the website cubaminrex.cu reported.»

The book “Fidel Castro: Guerrillero del Tiempo” (Fidel Castro: Timeless Guerrilla Fighter) was launched this Thursday in the Chinese city of Shanghai by its author, Cuban journalist and writer, Katiuska Blanco.»

Nine U.S. governors sent a letter to Congress asking for the lifting of travel, financial transactions, and trade restrictions codified in the over 50-year blockade against Cuba.»

Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita González met in Havana with his visiting counterpart from the Czech Republic, Martin Tlapa.»

Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, concludes today his official visit to Cuba, which he considered a very important step to strengthen relations between the two countries.»

Slovakia Prime Minister, Robert Fico, who is on an official three-day visit to Cuba, will hold talks today with President Raul Castro, and pay tribute to National Hero Jose Marti.»

The visit to Cuba of U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, showed the enormous opportunities for both countries in trade and investment, after the restoration of the diplomatic relations in July.»

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) named Cuba the second leading tourist destination in the Caribbean in the first quarter of 2015.»

Secretary of Commerce of the United States Penny Pritzker visited today the facilities of the Special Development Zone and the port of Mariel as part of her official visit to Cuba.»