Much bewilderment has been caused by the US government’s decision to declare Venezuela “an extraordinary threat to the national security of the United States” while, at the same time, it makes prodigious efforts to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Read MoreVenezuelan government authorities met on Monday afternoon to go over the country’s so-called “comprehensive supply plan,” which seeks to bring the distribution, supply and prices of all of Venezuela’s products and services under control.
Read MoreItalian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrived in Havana on Wednesday (March 11) for a three-day official visit.
Read MoreTalks to restore relations with Cuba will not be affected by the escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela, and the unconditional support offered by Havana to President Nicolas Maduro, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki on Wednesday.
Read MoreTensions between the United States and Venezuela are increasing after the Obama administration declared Venezuela to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat to national security” and slapped sanctions on seven top officials for alleged human right violations and corruption.
Read MoreThe government of Cuba supported today Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro whose officials face sanctions from the Obama administration. Former President Fidel Castro also congratulated Maduro for standing up to the USA.
Read MoreWhen I thought about interviewing Tobias and Stefan, two young Germans from the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) who were in Cuba on a visit, I expected that they would see Cuba as a mirror of what might have been their own future and express their joy at the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Read MoreSeveral hundred Nicaraguan feminists and human rights advocates marched on International Women’s Day on Sunday in downtown Managua, despite a siege by Special Forces of the National Police, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe restoration of relations between Cuba and the United States “changes the context” for conducting negotiations between Europe and the island to reach a bilateral political dialogue, said Christian Leffler, European External Action Service managing director for the Americas, in Havana on Thursday.
Read MoreOvershadowed of late by the rapprochement between the Washington and Havana, Cuba and the European Union (EU) will hold their third round of negotiations for a bilateral cooperation agreement on March 4-5 in the Cuban capital.
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