Raúl Castro : the integration with solidarity is an indispensable premise to move forward, and achieve development

Key remarks by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, at the ALBA Summit, Venezuela, March 5, 2017

Comrade Nicolas Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

Esteemed Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America,

Esteemed Heads of delegations and guests,

Kuwait, March 7, 2017. The Heberprot-P Cuban product for the treatment of diabetic foot, recently registered in Kuwait, was launched by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) in coordination with the Central Gulf Medical Company Company at the Hotel Mövenpick of this capital.

SRI LANKA, March 7, 2017. - The Honorable Dayasiri Jayasekera, Minister of Sports of Sri Lanka received at the headquarters of his Ministry the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Juana Elena Ramos Rodríguez.

During the meeting, which was attended also by several members of the work team of Minister Jayasekera, the excellent relations of cooperation between the two countries in the field of sport were highlighted. The two parties also discussed new ways of promoting bilateral collaboration in this area.

The contribution of Fidel and the UJC to the Movement of the World Youth and Students Festivals is highlighted in Cyprus.

Nicosia, March 7, 2017

Havana, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The meetings of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which will be held soon in this capital, will allow tightening relations and boost cooperation among the regional countries.
According to Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra, these meetings will be spaces to analyze the opportunities for collaboration, foster competitiveness among the economies of the member countries of those blocs and discuss the common challenges to consolidate shared development.

Ottawa, March 6, 2017.-Cuban Ambassador to Canada Julio Garmendía Peña, together with the first secretary in charge of the Solidarity movement, Miraly González, makes a working visit to the city of Halifax, capital of Nova Scotia and home of the Nova Scotia-Cuba Association in solidarity with the Caribbean island.

Banjul, 28 February 2017.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Honorable A. N. M. Ousainou Darboe, received the ambassador of Cuba, Lazaro Herrera Martinez in February 28 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia.

In a cordial and friendly atmosphere both parties exchanged on the state of bilateral relations, the possibilities of expansion to other areas of common interest and willingness to move forward in that sense.

Rotorua, March 5, 2017.-  With the presence of more than a dozen Cuban artists based in the South Pacific, took place the 2017 edition of the Aotearoa Cuba Festival. Enthusiasts and followers of Cuban music in New Zealand gathered in Rotorua, an eminently touristic city famous for its geothermal activity and its innumerable geysers.

Dominica, Roseau, March 5, 2016. Cuban ambassador to Dominica, Juan Carlos Frómeta, participated in the Mass celebrated in this capital in honor of the 4th anniversary of the death of Commander Hugo Chavez. At Mass, officiated in the Church Our Lady of Fatima, also participated the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, S.E. Charles Savarin, members of the Cabinet of Government, of the Diplomatic Corps, as well as resident Dominicans.