Cuban tourism expected to grow
This year Cuba expects to receive 4,200,000 visitors, after over four million arrived to the island in 2016
Never has it been more necessary to effectively advance along the path of unity
Speech by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, at the 5th CELAC Summit, in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, on January 25, 2017.
Esteemed President Medina;
Esteemed Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean;
Distinguished Heads of Delegations and guests:
Joint Statement between the governments of Cuba and the United States
This January 12, the governments of the Republic of Cuba and the United States of America agreed to take a major step toward the normalization of their migration relations, in order to ensure a regular, safe and orderly migration
Revolutionary Government Declaration
Cuba and the United States have signed an agreement intended to guarantee regular, safe, and ordered migration, eliminating the "wet foot-dry foot" policy and the parole program for Cuban medical professional
Obama announces an end to preferential treatment of Cuban migrants
This January 12, the White House published a statement by outgoing U.S President Barack Obama on the ending of the so-called “wet-foot/dry foot” policy and the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program, both of which offer preferential treatment to Cuban migrants, encouraging unsafe and disorderly migration.
The statement reads as follows:
Statement by the President on Cuban Immigration Policy