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Lavrov praises Castro brothers as he launches biography of Raúl
A book about President Raúl Castro's life was released today (June 15) in Moscow and none other than the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, launched it.
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German foreign minister accepts invitation to Cuba
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Tuesday in Brussels with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and accepted an invitation to visit Cuba later this year.
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Exports of Cuban fish and seafood to Russia could mean ‘bolshoi biznes’
The Russian media are reporting ecstatically that Cuba could soon export to Russia large quantities of seafood, with an emphasis on lobster and shrimp.
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Lavrov outlines Russia’s plans for trade with Latin America
In a major address, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov presented to the Foreign Ministry's Business Council a template of how Russia plans to deal with Latin America and…
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Cuba looks to Russia for development of nuclear power
Cuba is heavily dependent on imported petroleum for its power plants and is looking actively for alternatives, such as wind- and sun-powered generators. Nuclear power is another…
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High-ranking Communist Party officials meet in China
A delegation of the Cuban Communist Party led by Salvador Valdés Mesa met Tuesday in Beijing with Liu Yunshan, one of the seven members of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party…
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Progressives make gains in Spanish elections; conservatives lose majority
Preliminary results from Spain’s regional elections on Sunday showed big gains for upstart leftist and center-right parties and the conservatives losing their majority.
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Cuba, China and the U.S. in geopolitical context
Cuba's retraction of an invitation to China to host its warships and conduct joint exercises in the Caribbean is a prime example of geopolitics at work.
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Francis: At last, a transformational pope
Pope Francis hasn't taken on small or short-lived problems either, nor has he avoided irritating elements of the Catholic fold. Take Cuba. For more than five decades U.S. policy against…
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Italy sees ‘huge potential’ in privatized trade with Cuba
Italy's deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro and Vice Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda will head a trade mission to Cuba, July 6-8, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced in…
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