Cuba- Camaguey's Chef Frank Rodriguez Pino returned from China to this city as the only Cuban doubly honored at the Gourmand Awards 2016 world contest, on culinary, wine and drinks books.

Washington - Cuban Agriculture Minister Gustavo Rodriguez, continues today with a tour of production facilities and agricultural research in Iowa, where he will hold an official meeting with his US counterpart, Thomas Vilsack.

Geneva - Raymundo Navarro, a member of the Secretariat of the Workers'' Central Union of Cuba, has stressed here before the ILO the progress of strengthening the rights of the island''s workers.

Washington - The Cuban Agriculture Minister Gustavo Rodríguez today makes an official visit to the United States, with an agenda that includes visiting the Dupont Pionner, an organic farm in Polk City, the University of Iowa, and the Lincolnway Energy in Nevada. The minister will meet in this capital with the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse.

Havana - Representatives from 12 Latin America and Caribbean countries are participating in the First Regional Seminar-Workshop of Women Leaders with Disabilities, starting today and terminating on Friday in Havana.

Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, confirmed today in this capital the strong and sincere friendship existing between his country and Cuba, and the possibility of extending cooperation to benefit both peoples.