Cuba in Thailand

Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand welcomes the Ambassador of Cuba

Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand welcomes the Ambassador of Cuba

BANGKOK, October 19, 2017.- The Cuban Ambassador to Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida, was welcomed today by the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Kingdom of Thailand, General Chatchai Sarikulya, who reiterated the condolences of the people and government of Thailand for the death on November 25, 2016 of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and thanked the messages of condolence of the Cuban People and Government for the death on October 13 of the same year of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).

The Legacy of Commander-in-Chief in Nuclear Disarmament Highlighted in Thailand

The Legacy of Commander-in-Chief in Nuclear Disarmament Highlighted in Thailand

BANGKOK, Oct. 18, 2017 - A conference on the importance of 26 September as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, designated by the UN in 2013, was held today at the University of Thammasat. The Conference, presented by the Cuban Ambassador to Thailand Héctor Conde Almeida, was attended by the Rector of the University, Professor Dr. Somkit Lertpaithoon, directors and professors of the prestigious institution, as well as Thai students and the University’s academic exchange program from Europe, USA and Japan.

Cuban Civil Society Urges Trump to Hear Claims Against Blockade

Cuban Civil Society Urges Trump to Hear Claims Against Blockade

Representatives of Cuban civil society urged US President Donald Trump to listen to the majority of the international community in support of lifting the U.S. blockade imposed on the island.

Havana, Cuba.- In the statement issued as a result of the XIV Forum of Cuban civil society organizations against the blockade, they stressed that this policy in force since 1962 limits the development of the country.

October 8, 1967

October 8, 1967
Che Guevara was wounded and captured in an ambush by the Bolivian army on October 8, 1967. The next day he was executed in cold blood, on instructions from Washington. When this news was confirmed, on October 18, a solemn evening in memory of Che, in the Plaza de la Revolución de La Habana, was attended by a million people. There, Fidel Castro pronounces a sensitive speech.

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