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Despite the US blockade, Cuba strengthens its government policies in favor of the youth, the disabled persons, the elderly and the family

NEW YORK, October 2nd, 2018. Cuba participated today in the debate on Item 28: Social development; a) Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly; and b) Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, from the agenda of the United Nations.

PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES CONDEMNS THE BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA

The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph E. Gonsalves, condemned from the rostrum of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stands firmly against the continued interventionist assaults on the sovereignty of our neighbors in the Republic of Cuba and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Cuba and Latvia advocate expansion of bilateral relations

Meeting of the Ambassador of Cuba with State Secretary of MfA Latvia

Helsinki, September 28, 2018. The bilateral ties between Cuba and Latvia were analyzed on September 26, during a meeting held by the Cuban Ambassador Eduardo Lazo Pérez with H.E. Mr. Andris Pelšs, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, as part of the visit made by the Cuban diplomat to the capital of the Baltic country.

Statement by the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, in the "Nelson Mandela Peace Summit”

Mrs. President:

We are so happy and take comfort in the fact that the United Nations General Assembly is convening a peace summit, and that such summit has been named after Nelson Mandela.

Less than 30 years ago, beloved Madiba was a political prisoner in the apartheid jails, serving a life sentence as a result of his noble struggle for justice and equality among all men and women in South Africa, where a white minority was subjecting the black majority to the scorn of segregation.

Cuba present at the Latin party in Dublin.

Cuba present at the Latin party in Dublin.

Dublin, September 2018. The headquarters of the Cervantes Institute in Dublin hosted the 2018 edition of the Latin Party of Dublin, a joint effort of the Institute and accredited Hispano-American diplomatic representations, to disseminate aspects of our cultures to the Irish public. The event is also a meeting point for the communities of Latin Americans and Spaniards living in Ireland.

Minister of Health of Nauru receives Cuban Medical Team

Nauru, September 22, 2018.- The Minister of Health and Medical Services of the Republic of Nauru, Honorable Charmaine Scotty, received the members of the Cuban Medical Brigade at the headquarters of their ministry, whom recently began to provide their services in this Small Island State of the Central Pacific.

Minister Scotty, took advantage of the meeting to thank, through the members of the Cuban Team, the government of Cuba for facilitating their presence in Nauru, assuring that they will signifies an unprecedented qualitative health jump for his country.

Cuban Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Visits Poland

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, Ana Teresita González, began her visit to Poland.

The Deputy Minister held official talks with her Polish counterpart, Bartosz Cichocki, and other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

She was also received by the Vice President of the Polish Parliament, Ryszard Terlecki; and the President of the Poland-Cuba Parliamentary Group, Andrzej Halicki.

During her visit, the Cuban diplomat highlighted the contribution of Poland in favor of the normalization of Cuba and European Union links.

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