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Today marks 15 years of the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement between Cuba and Venezuela, signed in Caracas by Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro and the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez.
The Agreement was signed in Caracas on October 30, 2000, by Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro and the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, motivated by the desire to strengthen the traditional ties of friendship between the two countries.
Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, is carrying out a high-level visit to Cuba, Granma newspaper reported today.
According to the daily, Mayorkas visit is part of the efforts by the governments of Cuba and the United States to move forward in the process of normalization of bilateral relations.
The visit to Cuba of Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, is today another step in the strengthening of cooperation ties between both nations.
Speaking at the bilateral economic forum held yesterday in this capitals Hotel Nacional, Renzi called businessmen from his country to invest in the Caribbean island.
Renzi, who held a meeting with Cuban President, Raul Castro, urged them to identify business potentialities in tourism and real estate sectors, and in all areas that can help to strengthen the ties between the two nations.
The President of Italian Council of Ministers, Matteo Renzi, opened here today a bilateral business forum, which will seek to explore trade and investment opportunities.
Renzi, who is accompanied by a large group of businessmen, arrived in Cuba yesterday, from Colombia, after also visiting Chile and Peru.
The Cuban-Italian relationships are cordial and stable, with prospects to be expanded and deepened.
“It is disappointing that the United States has voted against our resolution,” said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla in a press conference following the overwhelming vote in the UN General Assembly calling for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
Rodríguez described the U.S. vote as unfounded, and reiterated that, as long as the blockade continues to be strictly enforced, the General Assembly will continue condemning it.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is in New York for the UN General Assembly vote on the Cuban-sponsored resolution on the necessity to end economic, commercial and financial blockade that Washington has maintains against the island.
Rodriguez, who arrived Sunday in New York, will speak tomorrow, Tuesday, at the plenary session before representatives of 193 UN member states, Prensa Latina news agency reported.
In 2015, the U.S. government tightened its blockade policy towards Cuba, inflicting even more damage on the Cuban economy and people.
In just one example of the damage caused by Washington's blockade over the past 12 months, U.S. company Gen Tech Scientific refused to sell its Agilent 5975C Gas Chromatograph to Cuba, alleging the existing sale prohibition under the blockade policy. The Agilent 5975C Gas Chromatograph is amply used for research and diagnosis in such areas as biochemistry, the pharmaceutical and medical sectors.
Workers at the newspaper Juventud Rebelde have given special recognition to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and to Cuban President Raul Castro, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the daily's foundation.
Marina Menéndez, Director of Juventud Rebelde, presented the recognition to the First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, who received them on behalf of Fidel and Raul.
Business people from several spheres of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) showed interest today in the attractions Cuba offers for the investment of foreign capital, during the first bi-national business forum opened in Dubai.
Chaired by Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and UAE authorities, the event was conceived to expose the present situation of the Caribbean island in economy and trade, and promote a portfolio of 246 investment projects.
The brutal U.S. blockade against Cuba must come to an end, Venezuela’s Ambassador to the UN, Rafael Ramírez, stated this Monday, adding that the international community will undoubtedly support this cause yet again this year.
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