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Raúl attends the close of the 9th CDR Congress

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Army General Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, attended the close of the Ninth Congress of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) this Friday, September 28, in Havana’s International Conference Center, as reported by ACN.

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Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister reiterates interest in improved relations with the United Kingdom

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Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita González spoke September 27 in London, alongside David Maxim Triesman, a member of the House of Lords since 2004, and co-chairman of the Cuba Initiative.

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Toward better use of information and communications technology

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CUBA is working toward the implementation of Electronic Government, with the aim of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government administration, and also achieving greater accessibility for citizens through the use of information and communications technology.

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Díaz-Canel holds meeting with representatives of the U.S. agricultural sector

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NEW YORK.–The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, held a friendly and constructive meeting September 27 with representatives of the U.S. agricultural sector, organized by the United States Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).

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Cuban President speaks at Riverside Church

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Located in Upper Manhattan, New York, and bordering the renowned neighborhood of Harlem, the Riverside Church has been the scene of memorable speeches by numerous historic leaders, such as Martin Luther King, who on April 4, 1967, delivered his famous sermon entitled “A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the Vietnam War); and Nelson Mandela, shortly after his release in 1990.

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President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez addresses the UN General Assembly

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Full text of the speech offered by Cuban PresidentMiguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, during the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly

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Cuban President offers condolences to Vietnam in New York

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NEW YORK.– On a day marked by the constant cold rain in the Big Apple, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, visited the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations to offer condolences on behalf of the Cuban people and government for the recent death of President Tran Dai Luang.

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Harmonious relations and respect for all

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NEW YORK.-Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez didn’t spare a second during his second day at the United Nations headquarters, where he held eight bilateral meetings.

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Cuban President visits Google’s NYC office

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The meeting held on Monday afternoon with the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, during his visit to Google’s NYC office, was informative and productive. Executives from several U.S. information technology and communications companies showed particular interest in the potentialities of the Cuban market, as well as in the development prospects of the Caribbean nation.

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New information on aviation accident

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In the process of deciphering information in the black boxes of the Boeing 737-200 that crashed in Havana last May, it has been possible to identify 100% of the technical parameters, Armando Daniel López, president of the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba (IACC), informed Granma.