Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Summary:
– Cuba calls on the world to condemn the United States blockade
– Díaz-Canel praises Cuba’s successes in Santiago 2023
– Cuba appreciates the support of US lawmakers against the blockade
– Cuba advocates unity at solar energy event in India
– The Cuban ambassador thanks France for its solidarity in the face of the blockade
– Children’s film fantasies at the international audiovisual festival in Cuba
– US measures impact Cuban banking
– The Urban Forum in Cuba celebrates World Cities Day
– The Havana Contemporary Music Festival presents an extensive program
– USA and Cuba aim for first titles in Pan American athletics
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Cuba calls on the world to condemn the United States blockade
Havana.- The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, today called on the international community to support his country in condemning the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for more than six decades. His profile on the social network pits the United States of America against Cuba.”
Díaz-Canel praises Cuba’s successes in Santiago 2023
Havana.- The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, today congratulated the judokas and tennis players of the Caribbean country who won gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago. Through his account on the social network appeared Andy Granda, Idalys Ortiz, and Ivan Silva, to whom he expressed the pride of the Caribbean nation in the golden triad of judokas.
Cuba appreciates the support of US lawmakers against the blockade
Havana.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez today thanked the New York State legislators for calling on the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to lift the blockade that that country has imposed on Cuba for more than 60 years. In a letter published the day before, parliamentarians led by Senator Jabari Brisport also called for the lifting of restrictions imposed by former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), including the unjustified inclusion of this Caribbean state in Washington’s biased list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Cuba advocates unity at solar energy event in India
New Delhi.- Cuba today advocated for international unity and cooperation at the sixth session of the General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), held in this capital with representatives from 116 countries. Speaking at the event, First Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, Argelio Abad, who led the island’s delegation, described it as an honor for the Caribbean state to attend the event in its capacity as a full member of the ISA, founded in to participate in 2018, and the Caribbean country is a founding country.
The Cuban ambassador thanks France for its solidarity in the face of the blockade
Paris.- Cuba and its people are very grateful to their friends from around the world for their political and economic solidarity in the face of the blockade imposed by the United States, said today the island’s ambassador to France, Otto Vaillant. At a meeting with journalists and guests in this capital to discuss a new vote by the United Nations against this hostile policy of Washington, the diplomat, in response to a question from Prensa Latina, said that he did so without the support of countries, personalities, organizations and Individuals, it would have been much more difficult to resist a fence that has been erected for more than 60 years.
Children film fantasies at the international audiovisual festival in Cuba
Santa Clara, Cuba.- During the first four days of November, this city will host the ninth Rolling Fantasias International Children’s Festival with a competition for works by children and young people practicing audiovisual arts. The initiator of this festival in this city in the center of Cuba, César Ramón Irigoyen, told Prensa Latina today that 127 works were presented on this occasion and 70 of them were selected by a jury of specialists from Cuba and other countries.
US measures affect Cuban banks
Havana.- The Cuban banking and financial system continued to be one of the main targets of the US government’s aggressive actions, a press article said today. The newspaper added this Tuesday that the lack of financing is affecting the procurement of inputs to ensure food production.
The Urban Forum in Cuba celebrates World Cities Day
Havana.- World Cities Day is celebrated today in Cuba during the 10th Urban Forum, which meets at the Havana Congress Palace under the supervision of the National Institute of Territorial and Urban Planning. The date was declared by the UN General Assembly in 2014 and this year the theme is “Financing a sustainable urban future for all”.
The Havana Contemporary Music Festival presents an extensive program
Havana.- The 35th edition of the Havana Contemporary Music Festival presents today a wide program that includes concerts, colloquia and tributes in various rooms and venues until November 4 of the event. This morning a colloquium will take place in the Rubén Martinez Villena room of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac), which will begin with the words of the teacher Guido López-Gavilán, president of the organizing committee of the event.
USA and Cuba aim for first titles in Pan American athletics
Santiago de Chile.- The athletics of the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago will compete today in a strange environment for four sets of medals, as the United States and Cuba, great historical dominators, still remain without titles. The first final of the day will be the men’s long jump, after which medals will be awarded in the five thousand meter (m), 100 (f) and 100 (m) events.
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