Havana, Feb 23, (RHC), -- Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo held official talks in Havana with national representatives of religious institutions and fraternal associations, according to Granma newspaper.  

Havana, Feb 23, (RHC), -- Cuban President Raul Castro has sent a message of condolence for the death of former Soviet leader Vitaly Vorotnikov, whom he called a close friend of the island.

Havana, Feb 22 (RHC) José Ramón Machado Ventura, first vice-president of the Council of State and Ministers, praised the work of Cuban jurists, who he said have been actively involved with the updating of the Cuban economic model.

Washington, Feb 23, (RHC), -- The First National Meeting of Cuban Residents in the United States is set to be held next April 28 in Washington DC, according to an official statement by the Cuban Interests Section in the District of Columbia.