New York, 23 September 2019. The main example of the implementation and tightening of the U.S. blockade against Cuba has been the decision of the U.S. Department of State, dated 17 April 2019, to permit the lawsuits conceived by Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which came into force in 1996, also known  as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. All this despite the opposition from members of Congress -including Republican members-, the business sector, different organizations, and U.S.

The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas - Peoples’ Treaty of Commerce (ALBA-TCP), assembled at its 19th Political Council, in the context of the 74th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN), hereby convey the following agreements:

They deplored the expulsion of two diplomats from the sisterly Republic of Cuba to the UN by the authorities of the State Department of the United States of America (USA) on September 19, 2019.

Wellington, September 24th, 2019. Last Sunday ambassador, Mario Alzugaray gave an interview to Free Left Turn program run by presenter Craig Wills on Hamilton Community Radio.

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Wellington – In a courtesy call payed by Ambassador Mario Alzugaray, the Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy, confirmed New Zealand's interest in exploring ways to further improve bilateral relations, in areas of interests for both nations.

The Cuban diplomat highlighted the importance that Cuba attaches to links with New Zealand, based on mutual respect and trust, taking into account that both are small and distant nations that have managed to maintain mutual attention, with practical results in bilateral cooperation and on issues of mutual interest.

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez described U.S. President Donald Trump and “mini-Trump” Bolsonaro as “two increasingly isolated pathological liars, after hearing their speeches delivered yesterday in the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly

Author: Yisell Rodríguez Milán | informacion@granmai.cu

The Cuban delegation presented Cuba´s achievements in this arena and the country’s international cooperation, offered in spite of obstacles created by the U.S. blockade. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, began his remarks with a condemnation of the United States which has attempted to discredit and sabotage Cuba's medical cooperation, based on ethical and humanistic principles, an example of South-South cooperation, and that has helped countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia to improve health coverage and provide medical care in remote areas.

New York, 25 September 2019.  The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, participated today in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held within the framework of the General Debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Mr. President;

Distinguished Heads of State and Government;

Distinguished delegates:

Four years have elapsed since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, the prevailing international order continues to be unjust, unequal and exclusive. For 40 consecutive years, developed countries have failed to meet their Official Development Assistance commitments. Unsustainable patterns of production and consumption linger on, leading the world to the imminent destruction of the conditions for life on the planet.

BANGKOK, September 25, 2019.- The Cuban ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida, gave a lecture at the “Chulalongkorn University” in commemoration of September 26th as International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, designated by the United Nations Organization (UN) in 2013. The presentation was attended by students of the Spanish Section of the Faculty of Arts and the Center of Latin American Studies of the University, authorities and professors of the prestigious institution.

Kingston, Jamaica, 24 September 2019. "A brief, but of great significance ceremony," So described the Honourable Minister of Health and Wellness of Jamaica, Dr. Christopher Tufton, the signing ceremony of the protocols to extend the Technical Cooperation Agreements on Health between Cuba and Jamaica, held today afternoon at the headquarters of the said Ministry.

By The Mast  on September 23, 2019. THE US has expelled two Cuban diplomats from the UN Permanent Mission and has imposed movement restrictions on those remaining to the island of Manhattan. But Cuba says the imputation that its diplomatic corps performed acts incompatible with their diplomatic status is vulgar slander.

New York, 24 September 2019. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla was invited to participate today in the launching of the October issue of the MEDICC Review Journal. The issue was dedicated to Cuba's contributions to universal global health through South-South cooperation and was hosted by the Ford Foundation. The event took place one day after a High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage was held at the United Nations.

Good evening ladies and gentleman.

I wish to thank the Editors of MEDICC for inviting us to the launch of this special issue and I want to congratulate them for an outstanding work.

With all the current scientific progress and the immense accumulated wealth, half of the world´s 7.3 billion inhabitants remain without basic health services.  Of the 60 million deaths in 2016, 54 per cent were caused by the ten main curable diseases.

With a strong Declaration condemning the intensification of the US blockade against Cuba and the vileness of the restrictive measures dictated by the Government of that country against the largest of the Antilles, the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-Cuba Friendship Association has addressed the press and Vincentian society.

The full text of the Declaration follows:

US BLOCKADE COSTS CUBA BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

SRI LANKA, September 23, 2019. - The Ambassador of Cuba in Sri Lanka, Juana Elena Ramos Rodríguez, held a friendly meeting with Mr. Eranga Gunasekera, National Organizer of the Socialist Youth Union of Sri Lanka.

NEWS leadership, 17 September 2019. The Nigeria Movement of Solidarity with Cuba is set to host its 6th Solidarity meeting from September 23 to September  25 in Abuja, to pressure the US government to lift its over 50-year blockade on Cuba. The movement comprises labour centres such as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and coalition of other Civil Society groups and women organisations.

Nairobi. Comrade Mwandamiro Mghanga, President of the Kenya-Cuba Friendship Society and the Communist Party of Kenya, leads his country's delegation to the Sixth African Solidarity Meeting with Cuba to be held from September 23 to 25, 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria

Havana, Cuba, 22 September 2019. By The Mast. PRESIDENT Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez says Cuba has overcome the first stage of fuel shortage with minimum impact. During a meeting to evaluate measures taken in Cuba’s western province of Pinar Del Rio to address the difficult energy situation, President Díaz-Canel blamed the shortages on the US government which has placed sanctions on Venezuela, the chief oil supplier for Cuba.

Copenhagen- The Queen Margrethe II of Denmark received in farewell audience the Ambassador of Cuba Yiliam Gómez Sardiñas on September 23 in Amalienborg Palace. The Cuban diplomat presented to the regent her farewell greetings for the end of her mission as ambassador to Denmark.

New York, 23 September 2019. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who is in New York City, heading the Cuban delegation to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, participated today in the Plenary Session of the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, held within the framework of this momentous event.