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Cuba’s one party must represent the interests of the entire population

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During the last meeting of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee Political Bureau, presided by its first secretary, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, a document was presented summarizing the ideas, concepts and guidelines outlined in the Central Report to the 8th Congress, the closing remarks and documents approved by working commissions. Introduced by Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretariat member and head of its Ideological Department, the text served as the axis of the virtual meeting held by the national leadership with some 2,600 key Party cadres across the country.

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Minrex: Cuba rejects U.S. slander regarding cooperation to end terrorism

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Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects in the most categorical terms the determination made by the U.S. State Department that Cuba does not fully cooperate with U.S. anti-terrorism efforts, reported May 25, 2021 in the U.S. Federal Register.

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Cuba assures its right to participate in the Americas’ pre-Olympic baseball competition

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After weeks of delays, on the afternoon of May 25, the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) was notified of the emission of visas requested at the U.S. embassy in Havana for our national baseball team to travel to the state of Florida, to compete in the continental pre-Olympic tournament of the Americas, intent upon qualifying for the Tokyo Games.

“Cuba is grateful to all the institutions and individuals who, with good will and active interventions, contributed to overcoming the multiple obstacles to guaranteeing the participation of our national baseball team in the pre-Olympic in Florida,” stated Party Political Bureau member and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

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Cuban solidarity stands the test

Raul Castro Operacion Carlota

Thousands of witnesses and participants could write entire books and spend hours reliving the transcendental moments they experienced over 15 years of combat and effort, displaying true altruism in Quifangondo, Cabinda, Ebo, Sumbe, Cangamba, Cuito Cuanavale, Calueque, hundreds of supply caravans and other works in which more than 370,000 Cubans participated directly or indirectly.

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Behind the neon lights of 1950s Cuba

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Whenever the media at the service of the U.S. government, the corporate press or the network of counterrevolutionary digital sites refer to pre-1959 Cuba, they paint a picture of a country that never was. They present a magazine photo, something fit for commercial advertising, and since they are desperately attempting to sell us a return to that “golden era,” they must get rid of everything in their way, sweeping away, one by one, all the steps taken by the Revolution.

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The moral universe of a hero

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On the occasion of the 126th anniversary of José Martí’s death in combat, composer Israel Rojas agreed to speak with Granma about Cuba´s national hero, displaying the sensitivity fitting the conversational context of an everyday citizen of our times, like those in the song “Todo el mundo cuenta,” (Everyone counts) by the duo Buena Fe.

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Statement by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Republic of Cuba, at the videoconference of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council

Diaz Canel Kasajastahan

Excellencies, Heads of Delegations of the countries member of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council; I extend my sincere thanks for the invitation conveyed by Kazakhstan, in its condition as President Pro Tempore of the Eurasian Economic Union, to participate in this important meeting, the first I have the honor to attend, after the approval of the Observer status for my country on December 11, 2020.

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Fiesta del Fuego for cultural resistance in the Caribbean

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Activities involving physical presence will be combined with online events, in strict compliance with preventive measures given the current epidemiological situation. The 40th edition of the Festival of the Caribbean, scheduled July 3-9 in Santiago de Cuba, will feature the cultural resistance displayed by peoples of the region who are facing a neocolonizing onslaught in the midst of the economic crisis produced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Virtual, 6-7 May 2021 – Comunique

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Remarks were delivered by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Dr. Claude Joseph, Prime Minister a.i and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Haiti, outgoing Chair of the COFCOR, and the Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize, the Chair of the COFCOR. CARICOM Foreign Minister re-emphasised the importance for the Region to speak with one voice through the coordination of foreign policy, and the need to find new and more effective ways to strengthen the existing coordination mechanisms while recognising the sovereign right of Member States.

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Díaz-Canel holds telephone conversation with Xi Jinping

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Comrade Xi Jinping congratulated his Cuban counterpart on his election as First Secretary of the Party Central Committee; recognized the historical contributions of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz; and noted Cuba’s progress in the construction of socialism, while reiterating the high importance and priority afforded by China to further developing the countries’ bilateral relations. The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, held a cordial, conversation with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.