The Cuban Academy of Sciences granted the category of corresponding academician to American professor Dr. Richard Dello Buono, a professor at New York University.
The accrediting attributes presentation was made by Doctor in Sciences Luis Velázquez, president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences.
The official ceremony took place at the Varona Building of the University of Havana.
Dr. Velázquez highlighted in his words the solidary and professional collaboration of Dr. Dello Buono with Cuba in the field of social sciences for more than 30 years.
“I began to call for the lifting of the embargo (blockade) some few years ago, and I know we could not achieve it, but we must never stop trying,” Waters told Prensa Latina in this capital.
I am a friend of Cuba and have visited that country several times, the Democratic representative from California stated at the end of a meeting at Havana’s diplomatic mission in Washington, with members of the US Agricultural Coalition for Cuba.
Welcoming members of the U.S. Agricultural Coalition for Cuba at the island's diplomatic representation in this capital, its Chargé d'Affaires affirmed that Washington's policy toward Havana “continues to be based on the prohibition of regular trade between companies of both countries.”
“The commercial, financial, and economic blockade, Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, and the inclusion of Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism affect not only our economy but also have a direct impact on the daily life of the Cuban people,” Torres argued.