París, 27 ene (PL) El intelectual francés Paul Estrade recibió hoy la Medalla de la Amistad otorgada por el Consejo de Estado de Cuba, en reconocimiento a un hombre cuya trayectoria lo consagra como un amigo sincero de la nación caribeña.

Así lo afirmó el embajador de La Habana en París, Héctor Igarza, al entregar la condecoración durante una concurrida ceremonia, en la cual recordó el estrecho lazo de Estrade con Cuba tanto en el plano intelectual, como en la acción solidaria.

Cotonou, 27 de enero. En horas del mediodia de  hoy  el embajador de Cuba en Benin, Jorge Hadad Capote  recibió  en la  Misión diplomática de Cuba a  los señores Paul Esse Iko, secretario General de la Confederación Sindical  de los Trabajadores de Benin (CSTB) y Françoise Soussou, secretaria encargada  de la aplicación y seguimiento de las normas en la Confederación Sindical de los Trabajadores de Benin y  Presidenta  de su Comite  de  Mujeres, con los cuales conversó sobre diferentes aspectos de la realidad  cubana, en especial  lo relacionado con  el proceso de actualización del modelo económico cubano y  la lucha  contra el bloqueo norteamericano  a  la Mayor de las Antillas.

Special Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean, (CELAC), gathered in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, on occasion of its 5th Summit on January 25th, 2017:

1. Reiterating its commitment to multilateralism and to the principles enshrined in The Charter of the United Nations and International Law, including sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States;

2. Reaffirming the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, adopted at its Second Summit in Havana on January 29th, 2014;

3. Reaffirming the Special Declaration on the return to the Republic of Cuba of the territory occupied by the United States Naval Base in Guantánamo, approved in the 4th CELAC Summit, on January 27th, 2016;

4. Aware of the existence, for more than a century, of the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo, territory of the Republic of Cuba, which is constantly claimed by its people;

5. Acting in the light of the process towards the normalization of relations between the Republic of Cuba and the United States of America, which is an element that contributes to the stability of Latin America and the Caribbean;

6. Consider that the return to the Republic of Cuba of the territory occupied by the US Naval Base in Guantánamo, as has been repeatedly called for by the Cuban people and government, should be a relevant element of that process, through bilateral dialogue in conformity with International Law.

Special Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean States (CELAC), gathered in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, on occasion of its 5th Summit on January 25th, 2017:

Reaffirming their strongest rejection of economic coercive measures not supported by the International Law, including all those unilateral actions imposed on sovereign countries for political reasons that impair the well-being of their peoples and are designed to prevent these countries from exercising their right to decide, by their own free will, their political, economic and social systems.

Reiterating their firm rejection of the application of laws and measures contrary to International Law, such as the Helms-Burton Act, including its extraterritorial effects, and urging the Government of the United States of America to put an end to its application.

Remembering that, since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has reiterated in 25 resolutions, the need to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed against Cuba by the Government of the United States of America and highlighting the support given by 191 member States of the United Nations to the most recent Resolution A/RES/71/5, approved on October 26th, 2016:

1. Welcome efforts undertaken to advance in bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States of America;

2. Urge the President of the United States to take all actions within his executive powers to substantially modify the application of the blockade against Cuba, and the United States Congress to proceed with its elimination;

3. Reiterate their opinion that this blockade is contrary to the principles of the United Nations Charter and International Law;

4. Also reiterate their deep concern and rejection to the strengthening of the extraterritorial dimension of the blockade, as well as on the increasing persecution of Cuba’s international financial transactions, which is contrary to the political will of the international community;

5. Request to the Government of the United States of America to fulfill the successive resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and, in response to the repeated calls from the international community, to put an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, which is contrary to International Law, severely and unjustifiably damages the well-being of the Cuban people.

Sevilla, España, 27 de enero de 2017. En el marco del “164 Aniversario del Natalicio del Héroe Nacional “José Martí” rindieron homenaje al héroe nacional de Cuba en el Consulado General de Cuba en Sevilla con el poeta, escritor y repentista cubano, Alexis Díaz Pimienta, quien presentó parte de su extensa obra. Entre los más de 60 asistentes se encontraban miembros de la Asociación de Cubanos Residentes en Sevilla “Tocororo” y de las Asociaciones de Solidaridad con Cuba en Andalucía.

Barcelona, Cataluña, España, 27 de enero. El Embajador de Cuba en España, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, acompañado de la Cónsul General de Cuba en Barcelona y la Consejera Económico-comercial de la Embajada,  sostuvieron diversos encuentros con autoridades y activistas políticos durante una visita institucional a la ciudad de Barcelona.

Madrid, España, 27 de enero.

La Paz, Bolivia, 27 de enero de 2017.- En conmemoración del aniversario 164 del natalicio del Apóstol José Martí y los 58 años del triunfo de la Revolución, se inauguró este 26 de enero la exposición “Fidel, fidelísimo retoño martiano”, en el importante Centro Cultural Museo San Francisco.

Madrid, 27 de enero. La Embajada de Cuba homenajeó a José Julián Martí Pérez, Héroe Nacional de Cuba en el 164 aniversario de su natalicio. Asistieron a la conmemoración más de doscientas personas entre ellos los Embajadores de Bolivia y Venezuela, funcionarios de las Embajadas de Nicaragua, El Salvador y Ecuador, cubanos residentes y amigos de la Solidaridad.

Nueva Delhi, 26 de enero de 2017.- Con una actividad político cultural realizada en la Embajada de Cuba en esta capital, fue conmemorado el 164 Aniversario del Natalicio de nuestro Héroe Nacional, José Martí.