Havana to host International symposium on the Cuban Revolution
Organized by the Cuban Institute of History, the Second International Symposium “The Cuban Revolution: Origins and Historic Development” will take place in the capital’s International Conference Center October 24-26. According to MSc René González Barrios, president of the organizing committee speaking to Granma, the event seeks to encourage the exchange of ideas and knowledge from within the fields of social sciences and humanities toward better understanding this historic process in its complexity.
World Peace Council denounces U.S. interventionism in Cuba
The organization reiterated its demand for an end to interventionist actions by the United States “which continually attempts to frustrate the progress of the Cuban Revolution and isolate the nation through a criminal blockade imposed for over five decades”
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.
Raul Castro: Approved documents strengthen Cuban Socialism
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 1 (ACN) Cuban president Raul Castro said today that the documents approved in the III Plenum of the Central Committee of the Party are programmatic foundations that reaffirm the character Socialist of the Revolution.