President Raul Castro suggested that U.S.-Cuba relations will not fully improved until the economic giant lifts its 50-year blockade of Cuba. President Castro made the remarks in the opening session of the two-day Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Costa Rica. CELAC is a coalition of the 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations, representing around 600 million people. »
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Raul Castro Welcomes Uruguayan VP-elect
Cuban President Raul Castro received this Thursday afternoon Uruguay’s Vice-President-elect Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez who is in Cuba on an official visit.»
Venezuelan Government Welcomes 56 Year of Cuban Revolution
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro sent a greeting message to the Cuban Government and people, on occasion of the 56th year of the Triumph of Cuban Revolution in 1959, indicated a Foreign Ministry’s statement.»
Raul Castro: Cuba Won’t Give up Ideals
Raul Castro said that in the new stage of relations with the United States, Cuba will not give up the ideas for which its people have fought for over a century, shed blood and run the greatest risk.»
Cuban Five Attend Parliament Closing Session
“The Five are already here,” said Esteban Lazo, Politburo member and president of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP by its Spanish acronym), at the start today of the closing day of the Fourth Regular Session of the Eighth Legislature. »
Cuban President Delivers Closing Speech in Parliament Session
Cuban President Raul Castro delivered the closing speech of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Eight Legislature of the National Assembly of the People´s Power, where he confirmed the 4 percent growth of the GDP forecast.»
Cuba Parliament Holds Closing Session
With the presence of the five Cuban heroes who were unjustly held in US prisons, the closing session of the IV Ordinary Period of the 8th Legislature of the National Assembly of the People’s Power, took place this Saturday, presided over by Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers. Cuba Parliament President Esteban Lazo welcomed »
Obama to Announce Measures over Cuba-US Relations
US President Barack Obama will announce new executive measures next month aimed at improving relations with Cuba, according to White House officials cited by The New York Times.»
Raul Castro Presides Over Cuba Parliament Ordinary Session
The Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP by its Spanish acronym) thanked all parliamentarians and legislators of the world for their support to the cause of the Cuban Five.»
The Cuban Five are Back! (+photos)
Gerardo, Ramón and Antonio are finally back in their homeland with their families and the people of Cuba.»