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The president of Syria-Cuba Friendship Association, Abdul Nasser al-Shafia, said today in this capital that despite the difficulties both countries are currently facing, they are determined to continue fighting against terrorism and defend their sovereignty.
Al-Shafia, who is also member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Arab Socialist Al-Baath Party, made those statements to Prensa Latina in the framework of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Havana-Damascus diplomatic relations.
The 40 cycle of the peace talks between the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP closed here with positive results and progress towards a final agreement.
The process moves towards the Final Agreement, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) said in a statement.
Without ignoring the complexity of the subject under discussion, we can deliver a positive result to the country. We recorded progress, the two sides stated.
The return of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base territory to Cuba and a call for dialogue of over the political crisis in Guatemala were two of the statements released by representatives of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC.
Representatives of this regional body met at the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, expressing a desire to strengthen regional cooperation and integration in these statements.
FARC-EP and the government of Colombia continue today in the peace talks in that South American country after the guerrillas delegation call for strengthening relations with Venezuela.
It is essential for consolidating in Colombia the construction of a stable and lasting peace that radiate brotherhood influence into the continent, underlined a communique spread here on the eve.
The Parliamentarian Front of support to Cuba, from the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul, demanded the end of economic, financial and Commercial blockade of US against the Caribbean island.
In a letter signed by 25 legislators members of the Front is also call for the closure of the US base in Guantanamo, illegally occupied, and the return of that territory to its owners, the Cuban people.
Higher education professionals are set to receive some 170,000 students for the 2015-2016 academic year, beginning September 1, determined to continue upgrading the quality of instruction and learning.
Olga Lidia Tapia, from the Party Central Committee Secretariat; Rodolfo Alarcón Ortiz, minister of Higher Education; deputy ministers; and university rectors held a meeting Thursday, August 27, where the enrollment of 33,000 first year students and the incorporation of 15,000 professors was announced.
The 80 years of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the Vatican, established June 7, 1935, have been marked by respect and friendship
Official diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Cuba were established in 1935, and have been maintained since then without interruption. The 80 year history of these ties has been marked by important events, among them Pope John Paul’s five-day stay on the island in 1998, and the 2012 trip of Benedict XVI.
Cuba will participate in the 4th World Conference of Parliament Presidents called by the Interparliamentary Union and scheduled to be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, August 31 through September 2.
The central issue to be addressed at the event will be new objectives for sustainable development, with parliamentary leaders focused on the definition and implementation of specific goals.
The Center for Research on the World Economy (CIEM) has called for the seventh edition of an international meeting to be held in Havana on October 29th and 30th.
Lidia Llizo Ferro, member of the organizing committee, told reporters in the Cuban capital that taking into account the importance of the economic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years, the upcoming academic meeting will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the region in the context of the current global crisis.
Argentinian Cultural Center of Cooperation is displaying a photographic exhibition called "The Chronicle of an Unforgettable Day," taken during a speech in 2003 by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the steps of the Faculty of Law at the University of Buenos Aires.
The exhibition was inaugurated on Wednesday and will be open until September 6th. On hand at the opening of the exhibit was the deputy director of the institution, Horacio López; Cuban Ambassador Orestes Perez, union leaders and university professors.
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