Havana - Bolivia''s President Evo Morales was on an official visit to Cuba during which he advocated with his peer, Miguel Diaz-Canel, for strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation in several areas.

Havana - The 3rd International Convention, Cuba-Salud 2018, began today in coincidence with the 16th Vaccination Week in the Americas, which takes place here for the first time in the presence of WHO''s Director General, Tedros Adhanom.

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, concluded a visit to Cuba on Sunday evening in which the deep ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries were ratified.

Havana - Several heads of State have congratulated Miguel Diaz-Canel, who was elected the Cuban president at the 9th Legislature of the People''s Power National Assembly today. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Diaz-Canel for his election as the new head of State of Cuba and thanked Raul Castro for the many years of fruitful bilateral cooperation.