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Cuba ratifies Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Cuba is now on the list of countries that have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and thus demonstrates its commitment to the non-proliferation of such devices. The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodriguez, announced that the day before she deposited the instrument… »
Another Victory over the Blockade, despite the U.S., in 2017
By Laura Becquer Paseiro* Havana (Prensa Latina) This year, the United States adopted again a stance that was believed to be a thing of the past: it voted at the United Nations against Cuba”s resolution condemning the economic, commercial and financial blockade that Washington has imposed on the Caribbean island… »
ELN-Colombia second cycle of talks closes with valuable achievements
The second cycle of peace talks between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian government has ended today in the Ecuadorian capital, with significant achievements by both sides. In a press conference at the Foreign Ministry, Negotiating Chiefs Juan Camilo Restrepo (government) and Pablo Beltran (ELN) ratified the end… »
Supreme Court partially allows Trump’s travel ban
Washington, June 26 (Prensa Latina) The US Supreme Court accepted today the case of President Donald Trump”s travel ban and decided to enforce parts of the controversial executive order until the final ruling. The highest court in this country had not formally decided to take the process presented by… »
UN concern about civilian casualties of anti-terror bombings in Syria
United Nations, May 26 (Prensa Latina) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra”ad Al Hussein today expressed concern over the impact on the Syrian civilian population of the bombings against positions of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. More and more men, women and children are being killed for… »
Venezuela: dialogue of the Government with the Opposition begins
Caracas, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The public dialogue between the government and the opposition for peace in Venezuela begins here today, but the envoy of the Catholic Church, Emil Paul, announced that it would be carried out in the Margarita Island, in the state Nueva Esparta. The venue of the… »
Most Colombians would support Peace agreements in referendum
Bogota, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) The 62 percent of Colombians to vote in the next Sunday referendum would support the peace agreements between the Government and FARC-EP, indicated an opinion poll today. According to the survey carried out by the company Cifras y Conceptos, along with Caracol Radio and Red… »
Bolivia’s External Debt is Only 19 percent of GDP
La Paz, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) At the end of last July the balance of the Bolivian public debt medium- and long-term reached six thousand 811 million dollars, which represents only 19 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP ). This percentage is below the limits set by international bodies… »
British Minister criticizes business apathy over Brexit
London, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) British businessmen have become ”fat and lazy”, more worried in playing golf than in profiting from the advantages after the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) or Brexit, declared today a local minister. Liam Fox, Minister of Foreign Trade said,… »
Cuba calls in Geneva for a world free of weapons
Geneva, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has advocated for general disarmament and defended a world free of weapons, primarily nuclear, the representative of the Caribbean island, Rodolfo Benitez, said in Geneva. During the sixth meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, whose sessions continue today,… »
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