Cuba

Cuba expects delegates from 50 countries to the 2013 Pedagogia Congress, which will be in session in February, said Cuban Education Ministry International Relations director Alfredo Diaz.»

Danny Glover has declared himself as very close friend of the Five.»

More than 500,000 million Cubans will be vaccinated nationwide seasonal flu from today to December 15, health authorities stated.»

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

Suriname President Desiré Delano Bouterse arrived in Santiago de Cuba this Sunday, where he expressed his solidarity in view of the damages left by hurricane Sandy.»

Suriname President Desiré Delano Bouterse is to arrive on Sunday to Cuba to convey his country’s solidarity with the Caribbean Island in the wake of damages caused by Hurricane Sandy, said official sources.»

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla warned of threats posed to Latin America and the Caribbean by the current world order and defended regional integration as a way to face them.»

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 blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States is a historical aberration, said Oscar Madoery, PhD in Political Science, of the University of Rosario, in Argentina.»

Bruno Rodriguez:  Since the blockade is a unilateral policy, it must stop unilaterally.»