The Embassy of Cuba in the United States hosted on June 9th, an event organized by the US organizations of former and current chiefs of staff of the US House of Representatives, two bipartisan not-for profit organizations intended to promote the professional development and to create opportunities for the establishment of relations among their members.
New York, 9 June 2017. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury Department levied a new fine upon American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC), which amounts to $87,255 for violating the regulations of the U.S. blockade against Cuba.
In the meeting, both parties identify means and modalities to foster Cuba's involvement in projects of institutional cooperation, capacity training and other services offered by Nuffic with funds from the Dutch government for different purposes inthe fields of education in developing countries.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Kingdom of Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida, signed on Friday 9 June 2017 the book of condolences at the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Tehran on June 7th, 2017.
The President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, sent a message to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hassan Rouhani, to convey condolences for the dozens of dead and wounded in the terrorist attacks of June 7th against the headquarters of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum in Tehran. The Cuban president asked to extend his condolences to the relatives of the victims.