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Fidel holds friendly encounter with President of Portugal

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Fidel and the Portuguese President discussed various topics on the international agenda, as well as the ties of friendship which unite the two countries: the backdrop against which the European leader’s visit to Cuba is taking place.

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Raúl receives the President of the Portuguese Republic

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On the afternoon of October 26, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, received His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal, on an official visit to Cuba.

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The world against the blockade

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The United Nations General Assembly voted today, October 26, to approve the Cuban resolution expressing the need to put an end to the over 50-year economic commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the island.

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EU proposes normalization of relations with Cuba

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The European Commission proposed that member countries adopt the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba to normalize relations between the bloc and the Caribbean island, as reported by Prensa Latina. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, presented the document this Thursday, September 22, and stressed that it is the result of productive and constructive joint efforts between Cuba and the EU and “marks the turning point in our relations.”

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Cuban jurists denounce U.S. blockade

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The economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba remains in full force, and its extraterritorial reach, moreover, continues to worsen. Thus states a declaration released by the National Union of Cuban Jurists (UNJC) condemning the hostile U.S. policy, emphasizing its negative impact on banking which creates obstacles to the country’s development.

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Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the Ministerial Meeting of the XVII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

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The countries of the South needed a profoundly anti-colonialist, anti-imperialist and anti-racist organization, advocating for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples, justice and International Law, in favor of the peaceful settlement of conflicts and general and complete disarmament.

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Raul Castro Meets Premier of Quebec

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President Raul Castro Ruz received Premier of Quebec, Phillippe Couillard, who is on an official visit to the island, national media reported today.
The two leaders discussed on the favorable state of the relationships between Cuba and Quebec, and agreed to strengthen the economic and trade ties.
Canadian ambassador to Cuba, Mr. Patrick Parisot, and Associate Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, Ms. Johanne Whittom, accompanied the Quebec diplomat.

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Solidarity actions denounce U.S. blockade and terrorism

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The photos, exhibited at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the peoples (ICAP), capture events held by friends around the world in support of the Cuban Revolution, including those of Pastors for Peace, the Venceremos Brigade, and the Juan Ríus Rivera Brigade, of U.S. and Puerto Rican citizens who have asserted their right to travel to Cuba without requesting a license from the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Non Aligned Movement Summit opens today in Venezuela

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Opening today, September 13, in Isla de Margarita, Venezuela, is the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the second largest international organization in the world, composed of 120 member countries representing 2/3 of the United Nations’ membership.

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Brazil thanks Cuba for support

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The Brazilian Workers’ Federation (CTB) thanked the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba for its strong rejection of the parliamentary-judicial coup staged to oust the country’s legitimate President Dilma Rousseff. The CTB sent a message of thanks to the Cuban government following its statement denouncing the impeachment of Rousseff, published in Granma and disseminated by workers and progressive and social movements from Brazil and other Latin American countries.