The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez received Monday afternoon US Republican congressmen Tom Emmer and Jason Lewis from Minnesota; Roger Marshall from Kansas; James Comer from Kentucky and jack Bergman from Michigan.

In the opening session of the Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas, ALBA, held in Caracas, Cuban President Raul Castro said that the crucial battle for sovereignty, emancipation and solidarity in Latin America and the Caribbean is being waged in Venezuela.

Havana - Cuba will present the project Maritime-Port Strategy for the Caribbean at the 1st ACS Conference of Cooperation, to be held from March 8th to 11th, said sources today here.

Havana-With the sabotage of the CIA to the French freighter La Coubre, 15 months after the revolutionary triumph of January 1, 1959, Cuba realized the scale of the battle it had to face in order to defend its right to sovereignty.

Victoria - About 20 studies on nephrological and tumor diseases have been presented by Cuban collaborators in Seychelles as part of the scientific event organized by the medical brigade working in the island, official sources said.

Havana - The Council of Ministers of Cuba, in a meeting chaired by President Raul Castro, approved the comprehensive policy for the improvement of Information and Communication Technologies of Cuban society, the newspaper Granma reported today.