Presidents of Cuba and Mexico hold fraternal meeting
Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, his Mexican counterpart, held a meeting after the inauguration ceremony of the latter, which was attended by the Cuban leader as one of 20 heads of state in attendance.
Cuban President Recalls 1956 Uprising against Dictatorship
Havana - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel recalled Fiday the November 30, 1956 uprising in the east of the country against the dictatorship, an action organized in support of the Granma yacht landing.
Cuban President Considers Economic Management as Main Task
Havana - Cuba''s President, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, insisted on assessing economic management as the main task of the Revolution due to the repercussions of its results on the people'' satisfaction, Granma newspaper reports Friday.
USA Denies Visas; Hinders Diplomatic Work, Cuban President Claims
Havana - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel has claimed on Thursday the US Government is denying visas and hindering diplomatic work between the two countries.
Cuba: Diaz-Canel receives North Korean leader
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel received on Thursday Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (PTC), who is making an official visit to Cuba.
US State Department uses visa granting to affect diplomatic relations with Cuba
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released an statement accusing the US State Department of using visa issuing to hinder diplomatic relations between the two countries
Culture
The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) issued a statement on Tuesday rejecting recent remarks by Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa, in which he blamed social outbreaks in the continent on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and promoted an internal uprising in Cuba.
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One of the actions, in correspondence with this objective, is aimed at exchanging ideas on the current perspectives of contemporary Cuban animation, which takes place at the International Film and Television School (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, from 9 to December 13th.
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Havana - Cuban intellectual Abel Prieto was appointed president of Casa de las Américas, the center's website La Ventana reported today.
Prieto, former minister of Culture and currently serving as director of the Marti Program Office and president of the José Martí Cultural Society, was nominated for the post by Alpidio Alonso, current Culture Minister.
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