The Russian government is considering a possibility of increasing supplies of Russian oil and oil products to Cuba, media reported Friday, referring to a letter of the Russian deputy economy minister to the cabinet.
Cuba paid tribute to late leader Fidel Castro on Monday with a military parade to mark the 58th anniversary of the revolution that brought him to power.
TEHRAN – The Cuban ambassador to Tehran says what finally encouraged Washington to seek rapprochement with Havana are “the significant and irreversible changes” that are taking place in Latin America.
WASHINGTON, Dec 31, 2014 (AFP) - The United States expressed concern Wednesday over the plight of several dissidents detained by Cuba, just two weeks after Washington's historic move to normalize relations with Havana.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Monday that Iran and Bolivarian Alliance ‘for the Peoples of Our America’ share common stance on various issues and can have extensive cooperation within framework of NAM IRNA reported.
Tehran, YJC. Iran has said that the recent major US policy shift to revive diplomatic relations with Cuba lays waste Washington’s decades-old strategy of sanctions and isolation.
Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro compared NATO’s recent statements to that of Nazi SS and accused US and its allies of igniting conflicts abroad. Castro slammed John McCain for backing Israel and accused both of being involved in the creation of ISIS.
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua Friday after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
Tehran, YJC. -- Iran and the Latin American nations have common characteristics as both have defied the hegemony of the world powers and maintain pro-independence morale, a prominent Iranian diplomat said.
Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday opened the two-day summit of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Havana with a tribute to the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
A record-equalling 188 countries on Tuesday condemned the five-decade-old US embargo against communist Cuba in an annual UN General Assembly vote that signalled hardening opposition to US sanctions.
Tehran, YJC. Ali Saeidloo as head of a trade and banking delegate and Ahmadinejad's special representative has met with the Cuban President on Wednesday.