Geneva - Cuba participated actively at the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Biological Weapons, held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, where the country introduced several initiatives to strengthen that instrument, diplomatic sources said today.

Thanks to the solidarity of Cuba, Venezuela and other countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America-Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Dominica is recovering from the devastating impact of Hurricane María , Jan Douglas, Minister of Trade, Energy and Employment of that country, assured in Havana today.

Paris - Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Elba Rosa Perez, defended today at the One Planet Summit in session here the importance of public finance in fighting climate change.

Santiago de Cuba -The Policosanol or PPG master plan is underway to revitalize this natural medicine of Cuba, which has a remarkable therapeutic efficacy, 20 years after the beginning of its generalization.

Beijing - China has expressed its willingness to strengthen cooperation with Cuba''s biopharmaceutical industry, with growing global recognition due to the scientific results and the achievement of effective products in the treatment of several diseases.