Cuba

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Beijing for a four-day official visit to China, his first after taking office in 2008.»

Cuban Lawmakers will hold the first parliamentary session of 2012 on July 23, at Havana’s Convention Palace. The Cuban parliament holds two sessions a year.»

Cuban President departed from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Sunday, July 1, towards Asia, with the objective of paying official visits to the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.»

The President of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, praised the relations between the Parliaments of Angola and Cuba, labelling them as excellent.»

Venezuelan oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) is due to start exploratory drilling for crude in deep waters off Cuba, the company’s president announced on Thursday.»

Namibia’s head of state Hifikepuney Pohamba met in Windhoek with Cuban Parliament president Ricardo Alarcon, in what was described as a very fraternal visit, before the island’s top legislator concluded a working visit to the African nation.»

Cuban Vicepresident Esteban Lazo met on Wednesday with Bolivian foreign minister David Choquehuanca, who is paying an official visit to Cuba.»

The President of the National People’s Assembly of Cuba, Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, is scheduled to pay from June 28 to July 2 a working visit to Angola, local news agency Angola Press reported.»

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and  Ministers, reiterated Cuba’s stance against the institutional coup perpetrated against  Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.»

The Cuban government will not recognize any authority in Paraguay if it does not stem from the legitimate suffrage and the exercise of sovereignty by the Paraguayan people, reads a note issued by the Cuban Foreign Ministry condemning the recent coup that ousted President Fernando Lugo.»