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Cuba and the United States to Discuss Health and Law Enforcement Issues

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Cuba and the United States will continue bilateral talks on a technical level, particularly on health and law enforcement, Foreign Ministry official Josefina Vidal announced in Washington at the end of the third round of negotiations to re-establish diplomatic relations.

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UN Secretary-General recognizes Vietnam as Outstanding

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recognized Vietnam as a responsible and active member, during a visit which concluded here today inaugurating the Green House number one of the world Organization. Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, he opened the doors to a building designed by the hosts to bring together all the UN agencies represented in the country and express its multilateral commitment.

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Cuba and the US, progress amid differences

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Marked by deep differences and more than half a century of estrangement, Cuba and the United States are moving towards the resumption of diplomatic relations and cooperation on issues of common interest. The announcement of the Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama, on 17 December, to work according to the bilateral approach opened a new era between the two countries, waiting step to reach the normalization of ties. What we have done in these last four months can be considered an improvement, said to Cuban journalists here the head of the delegation of the island to Havana-Washington talks to restore diplomatic ties, Josefina Vidal.

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Cuban Vice President Highlights Monsignor Romero”s Legacy

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The Cuban Vice president, Miguel Diaz Canel considered motivating and encouraging his visit to El Salvador for the beatification ceremony today of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero. In interview to Prensa Latina he assured that the beatification is part of a framework of motivations, historical relations, elements of what the Salvadorian government tries to do and of great connotation for the country, Latin America and the world.

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Tomás Sánchez Gives Cuba New Landscapes

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Cuban landscaping genius, Tomás Sánchez, will exhibit as of today in this capital 12 canvasses of big format on occasion of the 12th Havana Biennial. With the title Painting, the artist retakies his marked attraction for nature, but exposed in original visual metaphors. The building of Cuban Art of the National Museum of Fine Arts will show the group of recent works showing the coexistence of forests and garbage dumps full of interesting, conceptual and philosophical details.

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International Conference on the “New Scenarios of Political Communication in the Digital Sphere – 2015”

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba calls on International Conference on the “New Scenarios of Political Communication in the Digital Sphere – 2015” that will be held in the framework of the Tenth Anniversary of the World Summit on Information Society. Preceded by the experiences and recommendations arising from the First and Second “International Workshop on Social Networks and Alternative Media” held in Havana in 2011 and 2013.

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Statement from Cuban delegation to talks with U.S.

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The third round of talks between Cuban and U.S delegations on the process of reestablishing diplomatic relations, and the opening of embassies, was held in Washington, on May 21 and 22, 2015. The Cuban delegation was led by the Ministry of Foreign Relations’ General Director for the United States, Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, and the U.S. delegation by the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, Roberta S. Jacobson.

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Cuba, USA Close Round of Talks, Expectation for Announcements

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The meeting held yesterday at the headquarters of the Department of State went on another day, reinforcing in sectors informed of the process, predictions of concrete accords on the resumption of the broken ties more than 50 years ago, by a Washington’s decision, and the opening of embassies in both capitals. After about seven hours of talks yesterday, the two sides issued brief statements and talked of the continuity of exchanges of criteria, led as in the previous meetings by diplomats Josefina Vidal and Roberta Jacobson.

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Grandchildren of Ernest Hemingway, Good Friends of Cuba

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The grandchildren of the novelist Ernest Hemingway, John and Patrick, now reach the International Yacht Club with the name of his grandfather, in times of boom and marine recreation here rapprochement between Cubans and Americans. At noon on Friday, Commodore of the club, Jose Miguel Diaz Escrich, will welcome them both, in time for the race for Bone Island (21 to 26 May) from Sarasota, Florida, just when just concluded May 21 Challenge starting Havana Key West.

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American People for Change Towards Cuba, Experts Say in US

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Most Americans support a change in the policy of its government toward Cuba, a scenario that weakens the voices opposed to rapprochement, activists said here today that promote better bilateral relations.
Leaders of the coalition addressed Cuba Engage with Cuban journalists accredited here to cover a new round of dialogue between Havana and Washington on restoring links diplomats, the current context and perspectives about ties to leave behind decades of hostility of House Blanca to the island.