CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL OFFER A PRESS CONFERENCE FROM AUSTRIA
Havana, June 17 (ACN) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who is in Austria for a work visit, will hold a press conference in Vienna on Monday, June 19, 2017, at 16: 00 hours from Austria (10:00 hours from Cuba). The Cuban Foreign Minister will address issues of high importance and current relevance to Cuban foreign policy, according to the statement published on the Cubaminrex website. The press conference of the Cuban Foreign Minister will be broadcast live on Cuban television and radio.
Trump takes US policy towards Cuba one step back
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 16 (ACN) US President Donald Trump today unveiled a new US policy toward Cuba from the southern state of Florida that reinforces the extraterritorial economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by that government on the island. The president signed a document setting out the priorities of his government, including compliance with US law on the Cuban nation, in particular the provisions that govern the blockade and the prohibition of the citizens of that country to visit Cuba.
Cuba has a strong and organized civil society
HAVANA. – Cuba has a strong and organized civil society, with a presence in all spheres of the country, assured Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, president of the Cuban United Nations Association (ACNU). In an exclusive interview with the Cuban News Agency (ACN), on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ACNU, Quiñones Sánchez highlighted the challenges facing the association, including bringing more civil society organizations on board to join the 105 NGOs and other associations with which the ACNU works today.