Havana, January 12, 2018. The 27th edition of the International Book Fair of Havana , Cuba, will take place from February 1 to 11, under the motto Leer es crecer (Reading is growing). The People's Republic of China will be the Guest of Honor Country. It will be dedicated to Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of the city of Havana. As in previous years, the main venue will be the Fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña a, but literary, academic and artistic events will be held also in other places of the Cuban capital.
Mayabeque, 11 January 2018. The President of the Democratic Republic of Etiopia, H.E. Dr. Mulatu Teshome continues his stay to Cuba. Today he visited the Cuban Genetic Entreprise "Rosafe Signet".
Accompanied by the Cuban Minister of Agriculture, Gustavo Rodríguez Rollero, the Ethiopian leader was informed about a bull from an Ontario farm that helped breed Cuba’s dairy herd. This Cuban entreprise has developed new ways of animal artificial insemination.
In the morning of January 9, a hearing of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations was held, which was organized by Marco Rubio, the Republican Senator for Florida and co-chaired by Robert Menendez, the Democrat Senator for New Jersey, who have a vast work history against the betterment of relations between Cuba and the United States and are promoters of all sort of legislative and political proposals that affect the interests of the Cuban and U.S.
Meeting with S.E. Bilaibhan Sampatisiri, Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Legislative Assembly (ALN) of Thailand and members of the ALN.
Excellent exchange on prospects for strengthening bilateral relations, cooperation and interparliamentary links within the framework of the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and Cuba, to be commemorated on May 15th, 2018.
Ulan Bator. January 11, 2018. In the Government Palace, the President of Mongolia Hon. Mr. Kh. Battulga welcomed the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Ulan Bator to congratulate the heads of diplomatic missions on the arrival of the New Year 2018. In this ceremony the Cuban Ambassador Raúl Delgado Concepción, had the opportunity to exchange with President Battulga and transmit on behalf of the Cuban government and people warm congratulations and wishes of prosperity for the Mongolian people this new year that begins.