Palestinian President Receives U.S., U.K. Foreign Ministers

Ramallah, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received, separately and consecutively, the Foreign Secretaries of the U.S., John Kerry, and the United Kingdom, William Hague, official sources announced today.
The Palestinian president’s meeting with Kerry lasted more than two hours, the sources stated, and the U.S. diplomat gave a detailed update of ideas for strengthening the Palestinian economy with which the Quartet has been working.”

Cuba Ratifies Determination to Expand Cooperation with Ecuador

Quito, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba’s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his country’s willingness to further strengthen ties of friendship and solidarity with Ecuador, and expand cooperation and integration between the two governments and countries.

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In statements to Prensa Latina, Diaz-Canel conveyed “a greeting from Fidel Castro, Raul Castro and all Cubans” when President Rafael Correa begins today a new four-year term.

The Cuban first vice president said he came to accompany President Correa, his government, and the people of Ecuador, on the occasion of the swear-in ceremony and to support the Citizen Revolution on behalf of the Cuban government and people.

He also highlighted the coincidence, within diversity, with Ecuador in all blocks of regional integration, and added that Cuba will make all possible effort to strengthen the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

This organization is the most important forum of integration for being included the 33 countries of the region, and Ecuador will support it much, due to the prestige of the President and the Citizen Revolution, as the transformation process headed by Correa, is known, he said.

Cuba will continue supporting Ecuador in its social and economic programs, said Diaz-Canel, stating that there are many areas in which both countries can share experiences, technologies, and organize joint projects.

The swear-in ceremony today of Correa and his vice president guarantee the continuity of the Citizen Revolution in Ecuador, and it is a contribution for the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), integration, and the example that together we are building, he said.

Diaz Canel, who arrived in Ecuador yesterday, held on his first day in this capital a meeting with Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, president of the National Assembly, Gabriela Rivadeneira, and solidarity activists with Cuba.

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Cuban Anti-Terrorist Thanks Religious Groups for Their Solidarity

Cuban Anti-Terrorist Thanks Religious Groups for Their SolidarityHavana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Anti-terrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez thanked the many religious denominations in Cuba, Latin America and worldwide today for their solidarity and ongoing efforts to end the incarceration that four of his companions have suffered in the United States since 1998.
Gonzalez, along with Gerardo Hernandez, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and Ramon Labañino, were arrested for warning their country about violent plans by terrorist groups operating on U.S. soil.

“We cannot forget that we still have four brothers undeservedly confined in U.S. prisons,” said Gonzalez, speaking to some 300 religious representatives from 20 countries participating in the 6th Latin American Council of Churches which opened here on Wednesday, May 22.

“They, as well as you, are defending the most precious thing known to man: life,” said Gonzalez, who called for continuing a tireless struggle to return the men to their people.

Rene Gonzalez, after completing his prison term, was forced to serve three years more of supervised release in the United States, but those conditions were modified by Judge Joan Lenard on May 3.

Lenard agreed to allow Gonzalez to remain in Cuba, in exchange for his renunciation of U.S. citizenship, a process that began with a certification issued by that country’s authorities on May 9.

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New Jewelry Theft Reported in Cannes Festival

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