Tribute to Fidel Castro paid in the U.S.
Fidel Castro elevated Cuba to the recognition it enjoys today in the Western Hemisphere and around the world, said Alejandro García, second head of the Caribbean country's Mission to the United States.
In a meeting to remember the legacy and life of the maximum leader of the Cuban Revolution, on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of his departure to immortality on November 25, the diplomat addressed different facets of the statesman, recognized as one of the most outstanding figures of the 20th century and part of the 21st century.
Cuba to address social and economic development for lasting peace.
Cuba today advocated for a sustained and lasting peace by eradicating the root causes of conflicts, particularly the problems of social and economic development affecting the countries of the South.
During the open debate convened by the Security Council on the promotion of sustained peace through common development, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gerardo Peñalver, said that this is a consequence of the current unjust international order.
Cuba strengthens ties with its nationals living abroad.
Cuba today promotes links with its nationals living abroad and advocates for their increasingly active participation in the socioeconomic processes it is carrying out.
To that end, this weekend it hosted the IV Conference The Nation and Emigration, which gathered in Havana 367 Cubans from 57 countries of all latitudes; a third of them live in the United States.
Cuban music celebrates with another Grammy for Omara Portuondo
Famous Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has just won a Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album and the Cuban Institute of Music (ICM) proclaimed that Cuban music is celebrating today.
The institution expressed in its social networks the rejoicing of the recognition, once again, to the diversity and greatness of this cultural expression.
Omara with her album Vida was awarded this Thursday at the 24th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards, in a ceremony held in the Spanish city of Seville.
U.S. church network asks to remove Cuba from terrorist list.
More than 120 Presbyterian churches in the United States signed a letter to President Joe Biden calling for the removal of Cuba from the arbitrary list of sponsors of terrorism because it inflicts suffering on Cubans today.
"Mr. President, you have the power to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Cuba is not a terrorist country," said the signatories.