Artemisa, Cuba - The member of the Council of State and President of the National Association of Small Farmers, Rafael Ramón Santiesteban Pozo, recognized the active contribution of young people to the agricultural development in the country.

Army General Raúl Castro, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, and Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez received leaders attending the signing of Colombian Peace Agreements

Army General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, received on Thursday afternoon His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations Organization, who traveled to Havana to participate in the signing ceremony of agreements between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said upon his arrival in Havana that the peace in Colombia means peace in the Americas.

Remarks by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of Cuba's Councils of State and Ministers, after the signing of agreements on a bilateral, final ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities, the laying down of arms, and guarantees of security in Colombia

The Secreatry-General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon arrived in Havana on Wednesday night to attend the signing of a final ceasefire accord between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP guerrilla.