RAUL CASTRO

The US State Department informed this Friday about the official rescission of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The decision was adopted by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, once the 45-day Congressional pre-notification period is expired. In December 2014, the President instructed the Secretary of State to immediately launch a review of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor »

Salvadorian President Salvador Sanchez Ceren concluded  his official visit to Cuba, which he described as successful.»

François Hollande, the first French President to visit Cuba since the establishment of relations between the two countries in 1902, delivered a keynote speech this morning in the Aula Magna at the University of Havana.»

French President François Hollande arrived in Havana this Sunday for a  three-day official visit, at the invitation of his peer Raul Castro.»

Cuban President, Raul Castro met on Sunday with the Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, during a brief visit to Rome and the Vatican.»

President Raul Castro returned to Cuba on Monday after visiting Algeria, Russia, Italy and the Vatican.  He was welcomed at Havana’s international airport by Vice-president Jose Ramon Machado and by Interior Minister Abelardo Colome Ibarra. Raul Castro, Pope Francis Hold Meeting at Vatican Italian Prime Minister Welcomes Cuban President»

Pope Francis met today with Cuban President Raul Castro in a private audience of about 55 minutes held in the halls near the Paul VI room of the Vatican. The Cuban president travels accompanied by Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, among other representatives of his government. He was received by the Swiss »

Cuban President Raul Castro invited the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, to visit Cuba, during a cordial meeting on Friday as part of his official program in Russia.»

The commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War —term given by the Soviets to the struggle against Germany during the Second World War—, started in Russia with parades in 27 different cities.»

Cuban President Raul Castro continues his working visit to Russia on occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascism and in coincidence with the 55 years of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations. Invited by statesman Vladimir Putin to the official celebrations, on May 9, the Cuban president stated yesterday that he could not miss in Russia this celebration »