Havana - Preparations for a referendum continue on Monday in Cuba, where its inhabitants are convened to vote on February 24 to ratify the new Constitution.

Salvador Valdés Mesa, First Vice-President of the Councils of State and Ministers Planning, checked in the province of Cienfuegos planning, contracts and municipal self-sufficiency in the agricultural sector.

Havana - Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated that Cuba will respect the Protocol of Dialogue and Peace that are being currently held between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN).

Havana - The Committees for the Defense of the Cuban Revolution (CDR, in Spanish) are currently contributing to the success of the February 24 referendum on Cuba's new Constitution.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, toured the main industrial, food and construction facilities in the province of Cienfuegos as part of the government visit that took place on Thursday.

Havana - Cuba denounced new threats from the United States to intensify its economic, commercial and financial blockade, following the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Law.