Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its deep concern at the continuing escalation of violence by Israel in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, including numerous UN resolutions.
Cuba today gives high priority to the development of actions to promote employment and care for young people who study or work and live in families in vulnerable conditions.
According to the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó, these efforts are part of the Policy for the Integral Attention of Children, Adolescents and Youth in Cuba, approved last July in the National Assembly of People's Power.
The proclamation of September 16 as International Science, Technology and Innovation Day for the South today represents an important step for developing nations and the premise of leaving no one behind.
The new date, adopted Tuesday by the United Nations General Assembly, highlights the key role of scientific and technical advances in economic growth and sustainable development.
Cuba recalls today the murder, 32 years ago, of four young combatants who were defending the coasts of the Caribbean nation, an event known as the Tarará crime.
On this date in 1992, a group of criminals attacked the nautical base of that urbanization in eastern Havana, with the purpose of stealing a boat and fleeing to the United States.
The aggression resulted in the murder of combatants Orosmán Dueñas (20 years old), Rafael Guevara (30), Yuri Gómez (19), while Rolando Pérez Quintosa (23) was seriously wounded.
Representatives of the new generations of Cubans together with veteran combatants of the Rebel Army reenact today the entrance of those troops to this capital in 1959 under the command of Fidel Castro.
The historic event, which took place a few days after the triumph of the guerrilla forces over the tyranny of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1959), allowed the first direct contact of the population with the uniformed revolutionaries and their leader.