Lisbon, April 30, (RHC), -- The Portuguese Minister of Health, Paulo Macedo, praised Cuba’s medical cooperation to that European country, part of a bilateral agreement signed in 2009.

Havana, April 28 (RHC)—In his most recent reflections, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro says that Barack Obama knows that Venezuela will never again be ruled by the Oligarchy and he denounced that Washington is promoting destabilizing plans aimed at toppling the Bolivarian government headed by President Hugo Chavez.

Washington, April 27, (RHC), -- Members of Cuban émigré organizations in Miami are scheduled to participate in the first Meeting of Cubans Living in the United States, to take place on Saturday in Washington DC.

Havana, April 27, (RHC), -- Workers in the healthcare sector are set to open this year’s May Day parade at Havana’s Revolution Square, Granma newspaper informed on Friday.

Havana, April 26 (RHC)—The president of Ghana’s Parliament Joyce Adelina Bamford-Addo met with relatives of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the United States since 1998.

Havana, April 26 (RHC)—The First National Gathering of Cubans residents in the United States will take place Saturday, April 28, in Washington.

Havana, April 26 (AC-RHC) Representatives from the Cuban and Finnish Foreign Ministries met on Wednesday in Havana, where they expressed their common interest in strengthening bilateral ties in several sectors.

Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina-RHC) A group of seven countries that belonged to the former Soviet Union celebrated the twentieth anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Havana on Wednesday. The event was attended by diplomatic representatives from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.All the representatives referred to the will to strengthen and expand the traditional bilateral relations based on friendship and mutual respect. Vladimir Astapenka, Ambassador of Belarus, said he appreciated the signing of more than 20 commercial and interstate agreements in areas such as sports, health, and culture, and highlighted bilateral cooperation in others such as scientific-technical and academic.

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Guamá, April 26 (ACN-RHC) Experts on renewable energy sources praised Cuba´s example in the use of these alternatives in an
efficient and sustainable way in Guamá, in the Eastern province of Granma and Santiago de Cuba. Enrico Turrino, founding member of Eurosolar and honorary member of CubaSolar, considered that
the island is a model other countries should adopt in order to make an adequate use of clean energy for the benefit of people and for the protection of the environment.

Havana, April 26 (ACN-RHC) Contemporary Ecuadorian poets of different styles will share their work with the Cuban public during the Festival of Ecuadorian Poetry in Havana, which
began on Wednesday and will end on April 28th.

 
Havana, April 26 (ACN-RHC) Esteban Lazo Hernandez, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Vice-president of the Council of State, met with the parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Ghana, headed by its Parliament’s president, Honorable Judge Joyce Adelina Bamford-Addo.

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Havana, April 26 (RHC) Esteban Lazo Hernández, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, urged the capital's workers to demonstrate their strength, unity and courage on May Day. In a preparation meeting for the International Workers' Day Festivities, Lazo, also the vice-chairman of the State Council, called on Havana residents to come to the José Martí Revolution Square next Tuesday to display the discipline and cohesion that characterizes the Cuban people.

Havana, April 26 (RHC) The Cuban television program, the Mesa Redonda, or the Round Table, announced that this year’s May Day march would also be dedicated to the fight for the freedom of the Cuban Five.

Graciela Ramírez, coordinator of the International Committee to Free the Cuban Five, and Arleen Rodríguez Derivet, the panel moderator, explained that the celebrations of March 1st will be devoted in part to calling for the return of the Cuban heroes. Ramírez mentioned the success of the recent events carried out for the Five, consisting of 296 actions in 60 countries. Among the actions was lobbying to Congress in Washington D.C., where the activists were able to present the case to 20 Senators and 26 members of Congress. 

Washington, April 26, (RHC), -- The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five announces the publishing of a full-page ad in the Washington Post demanding the immediate release of the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States for their anti-terrorism actions.

Havana, April 26, (RHC), -- A political and cultural ceremony was held in Havana to mark the 80^th Anniversary of the Army of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), founded on April 25^th, 1932.