The Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba, committed to the solidarity and humanistic principles that have guided Cuba’s medical cooperation for 55 years, has been participating in the Program More Doctors for Brazil since its inception in August 2013.  This initiative launched by Dilma Rousseff, who was at that moment the president of the Federal Republic of Brazil, pursued the double purpose of guaranteeing medical assistance to the majority of the Brazilian people, following the principle of universal health coverage promoted by the World Health Organization.

New York, November 13, 2018.In his speech at the General Debate of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee on Item 55 "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the occupied territories Ambassador Humberto Rivero Rosario, representative of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, denounced the deep suffering of the Pa

The Cuban and Chinese people know well the meaning of the friendship and mutual respect they have shared for years. Thus it was no surprise to hear Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez say that he felt “at home” here.

During the third day of his official visit to China, the Cuban President paid tribute to Mao Zedong, the supreme leader of the Communist Party of China and the People’s Republic of China, from 1949 through 1976.

Official talks between Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of unquestionable importance, took place in the Great Kremlin Palace.

Greetings from Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, were conveyed by President Díaz-Canel to the leader of this sister nation.

The second day of President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s official visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) began with a warm greeting he conveyed to the North Korean people from the Cuban people and Army General Raúl Castro.

First on the day’s agenda was a meeting with the President of the Supreme People’s Assembly Presidium, Kim Yong Nam, where Díaz-Canel commented, “Relations between Cuba and the DPRK are historic, and based on mutual respect.”

Next he visited Kim Il-sung University, established in 1946.

The President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, arrived in Shanghai today to begin his official visit to China, where he will complete an intense agenda that includes the signing of bilateral agreements.

The Cuban leader was received with high honors at Hongqiao airport, where he was welcomed by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez; Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Qin Gang; and Miguel Ángel Ramírez, Cuban ambassador in China; along with China’s ambassador in Havana, Chen Xi, and the city’s deputy mayor, Chen Qun.

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Addis Ababa, 9 November 2018.  The Secretary General of the House of the People´s Representative, Hon. Dr. Misrat Mekonnen receive at Parlament H.E. Mr.Angel Villa, Chargé d´Affairs a.i. of the Cuban Embassy.

Both parties exchanged on the possibilities to continue expanding the parliamentary exchanges between both countries.

The occasion served also to present a congratulatory message sent by H.E. Mr. Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly of People´s Power of Cuba addressed to the Honourable Mr. Tagesse Chafo, who was recently appinted to that high position.

New York, November 1st  :  The UN General Assembly approved the resolution "Necessity to end the economic, financial and commercial embargo of the United States of America against Cuba" by 185 votes in favour and two against (the US and Israel as usual).

All the 54 Un African Member States voted in favour of the Cuban text. Even the eight ammendements proposed by the US were clearly defeated. 

DAMASCUS, November 12, 2018 - The President of the Syrian Arab Republic, His Excellency Mr. Bashar Al Assad, received on the morning of Monday, November 12, in a solemn ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, the Letters of Credence of the new Ambassador Miguel Porto Parga, which accredit him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Cuban residents, solidarity association members and a representation of Latin communities based in Sydney, attended last Sunday "A taste of Cuba" function carried out at the Uruguayan Club, which was dedicated to the Cuban culture and the Cuban island´s attractiveness as tourist destination in the Caribbean. On November the 10th, 4 million international visitors had visited Cuba.