Minsk, Feb 16.- The Chancellor of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, today extolled the valor and heroism with which the people and Government of Cuba are facing the oil blockade imposed by the United States.
Moscow, Feb 16.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has denounced the brutal attempt by the United States to energetically suffocate the people of his country and thanked African leaders for rejecting this pressure on the island.
Havana, Feb 16.- Local press media today highlight the condemnation of the United States government's economic war against Cuba, made by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the island, Carlos Fernández de Cossío.
Havana, Feb 14 - They do not ask for permission to exist, let alone to flourish. They choose, as they please, the sun or the shade, and not even the weight of raindrops or the persistent wind can wither them. They may hurt their petals, but they cannot be uprooted. Wildflowers grow, even amidst weeds or between stones. And, without losing their fragrance, they sprout anew even in adversity.
South Africa, February 14.- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a State of the Nation address to Parliament, in which he linked the concept of freedom with the situation faced by various peoples around the world. “We cannot consider ourselves free while the peoples of Cuba, Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, and others suffer from occupation, oppression, and war,” the president stated.
Vientiane, February 14.- The president of the Laos-Cuba Friendship Association, Chaleun Yiapaoheu, today expressed his condolences for the passing of Doctor Julio López, head of the first Cuban medical brigade that provided services in this Southeast Asian nation in 1973.
Washington, Feb 13.- Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, has introduced a new bill to lift the blockade against Cuba.
Moscow, Feb 13.- "Not only today, but for several decades, Cuba was, is and continues to be our most important partner in Latin America," stated Russia's ambassador to Cuba, Viktor Koronelli.
Havana, Feb 13.- Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, highlighted today the Government's will to achieve energy sovereignty, amidst the oil blockade imposed by the United States.
Mexico, Feb 12.- Mexico's Secretary of Defense, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, revealed this Tuesday that 78% of the 18,000 long and short weapons that have been seized from criminal organizations since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office in October 2024 came from the US.
Havana, Feb 12.- The Council of State conducted a detailed evaluation of the Government Program to correct distortions and re- boost the economy, during an ordinary session led by Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of that body, with the attendance of Miguel Díaz-CanelBermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, and Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister, reports the newspaper Granma.
Havana, Feb 12.- Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, reiterated the feelings of brotherhood Cubans have with Palestinians, while receiving at the Palace of the Revolution a delegation from the Bureau of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of that Arab people.