US President Barack Obama today asked Congress to lift the unilateral sanctions imposed against Cuba for over half a century, because that policy failed and resulted counterproductive for the United States.»
The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina, today received a letter from the United States President, Barack Obama, addressed to his peer Raul Castro. The letter was delivered at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry by the head of the Interests Section of the United States in Havana, Jeffrey DeLaurentis. Growing Interest in Cooperation Between Cuba »
A meeting at the University of Limpopo, northern South African province, was the last activity in this country of the five Cubans who were held in U.S. prisons for fighting terrorism.»
Under the slogan “It’s time now to end the Blockade!,” the 26th Pastors for Peace Caravan was presented in the United States, Cubasi website says.»
Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed on Saturday the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Secretary of International Relations, Kang Sok Su.»
Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel met the speaker of the Mexican Senate, Miguel Barbosa, who headed the delegation to the two-day Cuba-Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting held in Havana.»
After concluding their stay in Gauteng, the five Cubans who were held in US prisons for fighting terrorism travel to the South African province of Limpopo on Sunday.»
Cuban President Raul Castro has received Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, who is paying an official visit to Cuba as part of a Latin American tour.»
The five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, known worldwide as The Five, attended the festivities for the 60th anniversary of South Africa’s Freedom Charter in Johannesburg on Thursday.»
The 8th village founded in Cuba, Remedios, located in the central province of Villa Clara, is marking 500 years of existence, which become socio-cultural event, local authorities stressed.»
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