Havana, 16 June 2022. Representatives from 17 countries, including Cuba, will participate in the 16th International Congress on Sugar and Derivatives, which will meet at the Hotel Nacional from June 20 to 24, they reported the eve at a press conference.

The general director of the Cuban Sugar Cane Derivatives Research Institute (Icidca), Mariela Gallardo, specified that 212 delegates will attend, including 179 from the host country.

Monrovia, June 15, 2022 - In the afternoon, Cuban diplomat Mercedes L. Martinez Herrera, head of the Cuban mission in Liberia, held an exchange with the recently appointed Minister of Public Works Mrs. Ruth Coker Collins who has Herculean tasks in the supervision of Liberia's infrastructure sector.

During the conversation, the Liberian minister praised the work carried out by the Cuban doctors in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus, highlighting their professionalism, capacity and humanism.

The Cuban Embassy in Seychelles participated in the reception hosted by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Seychelles on the occasion of the celebration of its National Day.

The celebration was presided over by Artyon Kozhim, Russian Ambassador to Victoria and the Seychelles Minister of Education, Dr. Justin Valentin. In their speeches both highlighted the importance of their bilateral ties, particularly cooperation in the areas of tourism and education. Russia is currently the main emitter of tourism to the islands that make up the African archipelago.

The Cuban Ambassador, Dr. Alejandro F. Díaz Palacios, held a working meeting at his Residence with Ambassadors Tunca Özçuhadar, Director General of Protocol, and Z. Levent Gümrükçu, Director General for the Americas, who was accompanied by part of the staff of his Directorate.

Wellington, June 15. The mayor of the tourist city of Rotorua was received by Ambassador Edgardo Valdés and Consul Dalila Vázquez, who thanked her for her friendship and systematic support for the Cuban Festival that is held every year in that city.

H.W Steve Chadwick, who has also been Minister of Conservation and Women's Affairs, as well as Associate Minister of Health, took an interest in the Cuban health system, particularly primary care.

New York, 15 June 2022. Cuba participated today in the general debate of the 15th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held at the United Nations headquarters.

In the Acropolis Museum Amphitheater in the capital of the Hellenic Republic, it was officially opened last night the XIV edition of the LEA Festival of Literature in Athens.

London, June 15, 2022- Under the title "60 years is too much. Lift the blockade on Cuba", the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) yesterday organized an event within the framework of the UNISON union's annual conference in the city from Brighton.

The Democratic Youth of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns and demands the end of the US blockade against the Cuban people and confirms the ties of solidarity with Cuba.

A representation of the Democratic Youth of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, headed by its Secretary General, Youssef Ahmad, was received at the Cuban Embassy in Lebanon by the head of mission Jorge Leon Cruz, who offered them a cordial welcome and held a fraternal working meeting.

The Lebanese-Cuban Friendship Association ratifies its solidarity and support for the Cuban people for the elimination of the blockade.

The President of the Lebanon-Cuba Association, Maurice Nohra, was received at the Cuban Embassy in Beirut by Ambassador Jorge León Cruz, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., who offered him a cordial welcome and held a fruitful meeting.