Havana - Russian Prime Minister, Dimitri Medvedev will arrive in Cuba today for a 2-day official visit.

St. Petersburg, Russia - We have spent decades witnessing an almost unanimous position at the UN General Assembly calling for the lifting of the US blockade against Cuba, stated former president of the 73rd session of that body, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces.

Havana, Cuba - The international event Cardiovilla 2019, hosted by Cardiocenter Ernesto Guevara and the Villa Clara branch of the Cuban Society of Cardiology will be held from October 8-10 in this province, with the presence of some 300 delegates, including nationals and foreigners.

Havana - Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (Cuban Parliament) was summoned to an extraordinary session to elect the President and Vice President of the Republic, according to an official note published this Monday in Granma newspaper .

United Nations - More than 40 countries condemned the United States blockade against Cuban and expressed their solidarity with the Caribbean island during the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

United Nations - Cuba's ties with its citizens overseas, including in the United States, have been strengthened in several areas, despite Washington's escalation, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.