Havana, May 31 (RHC)—The Second Secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party Jose Ramon Machado Ventura held talks on Thursday, in Havana, with Hu Chunhua, member of China’s Communist Party Central Committee and party secretary in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

Havana, May 31 (RHC)—Cubans, Puerto Ricans and activists from around the world urged US President Barack Obama to release Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, who has served 31 prison years for his struggle in favor of his country’s self-determination.

Caracas, May 31 (RHC) The health agreement between Cuba and Venezuela has registered 51 thousand 525 Venezuelans to have benefited from medical treatments in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. During the 2nd Cuba-Venezuela Social Agreement Meeting, which took place on Wednesday in the Venezuelan city of Guyana, the national coordinator of the collaboration, Johnny Ramos, said that the achievements cannot be hidden or minimized.

Santo Domingo, May 31 (RHC) Cuban officials from the Foreign Trade and Investment Ministry stated that the Cuban policy seeks to widen its exchange with other Caribbean nations, which is a similar goal of the Dominican Republic. At a meeting between the Cuban Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Alexis Bandrich, and specialists Jesús Gonzálex, from the Direction of Latin America and the Caribbean from that ministry, and Belsis Llorente, from the International Economics Organization, they discussed increased bilateral trade. 

Havana, May 31 (RHC) Cuban Parliament President, Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada, congratulated his Syrian counterpart, Mohammed Jihad Al-Laham, on his recent appointment as head of that country’s legislative body. A letter from the president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba expresses his desire to work towards strengthening cooperation between both legislative bodies.

Havana, May 31 (RHC) The 11th edition of the China Culture Festival will be held June 11 and 12to mark the 165th anniversary of the arrival to the Island of the first settlers from China.

Port au Prince, May 31, (RHC), -- Haiti's Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, met in Port au Prince with the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina, diplomatic sources informed.

Havana, May 31, (RHC), -- Cuban Parliament President, Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada, congratulated his Syrian counterpart, Mohammed Jihad Al-Laham, on his recent appointment as head of that country’s legislative body.