Madrid, June 26 (Prensa Latina) The Blanes City Council in Catalonia approved a motion rejecting the United States blockade against Cuba and any attempt at military aggression, it was learned today.

The Catalan city, in northeastern Spain, known as the Gateway to the Costa Brava, advanced the initiative with the votes of Comuns, CUP, PSC, ERC, BlanesSí and Grup Blanes, political organizations in solidarity with Cuba.

The Casal d’Amistat Català Cubà Julio Trigo and the Cuban Association «Soc de Cubà, soy popular», were in charge of presenting the motion.

It includes a commitment to name a public space after José Martí, National Hero of Cuba, to strengthen cultural ties.

It was also learned that the conservative People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox voted against it, while the right-wing Junts and an unaffiliated councilor abstained.

The institutional agreement includes a commitment to support citizen-led humanitarian aid campaigns by social organizations.

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Minsk, June 20 (Prensa Latina) Students and professors from various Belarusian universities demonstrated their support for Cuba at a rally held at the House of Solidarity in Minsk, the Caribbean country’s ambassador to the Slavic nation, Santiago Pérez, announced today.

According to the diplomat who spoke to Prensa Latina on Saturday, the students condemned the policy of economic strangulation undertaken by the current US administration against Cuba.

The solidarity rally was attended by students and professors from the Presidential Academy, and from the faculties of History, International Relations and Economics of the Belarusian State University, and from the Polytechnic University, as well as directors of the Society of Friendship with Cuba.

The Cuban ambassador also met with participants in the event, thanking Belarusian authorities for their support of the Cuban people’s struggle. He also condemned the series of crippling measures affecting the small Caribbean nation’s economy.

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Mexico City, June 19 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum today described the economic and social transformations approved by Cuba as important.

“It is an important change, a decision that Cubans are making to open up their economy, and they are doing so for investment and even calling on Cubans who left the island a long time ago to invest in Cuba,” the president said.

During her usual meeting with the media, the head of the Executive considered it relevant “to recognize what the Government of Cuba is doing together with its people.”

“Mexican businesspeople who wish to invest in Cuba can also approach the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if they want to have any special contact,” he added. The National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament) of the Caribbean nation yesterday approved the transformation of the current economic and social model to guarantee the preservation of its socialist system in the face of the aggressive policies of the United States.

The deputies gave the green light to 176 proposals, grouped into 23 axes, aimed at boosting the economy amid the complex situation generated by the unprecedented intensification of the Washington blockade, which includes the energy embargo and the military threat.

The transformations impact forms of ownership, business management, foreign investment, foreign trade, tourism, the productive and service sectors, among others, vital to rescuing and preserving the social achievements of the Revolution.

Also to ensure the country’s self-determination, sovereignty, and independence.

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Rome, June 15 (Prensa Latina) With a special edition of the media program ItaliaxCuba, the second anniversary of this initiative aimed at combating, with the truth, the disinformation campaigns that are currently being carried out against the Cuban Revolution was celebrated in this country.

Marco Papacci, president of the National Association of Italy-Cuba Friendship (Anaic), highlighted the role that this news channel plays in the current media battle during his speech on the program the day before.

That is where the importance of ItaliaxCuba lies, a project of Anaic whose first broadcast on the Youtube platform and other social networks took place on June 14, 2024, he emphasized.

During that broadcast, https://www.youtube.com/@italiaxcuba, tribute was also paid to Che on the 98th anniversary of his birth, as well as to the Prensa Latina News Agency, which will celebrate its 67th anniversary on June 16.

Those participating in the special program included the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando González, and the political advisor of the Cuban embassy in Italy, Damián Delgado, second head of the diplomatic mission, who recognized the importance of this initiative.

Also participating were Walter Persello and María Merlini, directors of Anaic; Oscar Redondo, Prensa Latina’s correspondent in Italy; and Indira Pineda, representing associations of Cuban nationals residing in this European country, among others.

Italy and Cuba currently play a very important role in “a war that is not fought with traditional weapons, but with words, images and ideas,” said Papacci, who emphasized that “the truth is our most powerful weapon.”

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Havana, June 7 (PL) The commercial ship Asian Katra arrived today at the port of Havana, in the municipality of Regla, with a donation from Mexico and Belize.

Photos: Endrys Correa Vaillant

The shipment, consisting of food and other essential supplies, totals 1,700 tons and is intended to alleviate the difficulties faced by the Cuban population.

Solidarity organizations with the island, Cuban residents in both countries, and a call from the newspaper La Jornada, among other actors, helped to manage, organize, and shape the donation.

This show of cooperation and solidarity from the governments and peoples of Mexico and Belize adds to other expressions of support received by the Caribbean nation during 2026.

Regarding the gesture of solidarity, the Minister of Domestic Trade, Betsy Díaz, highlighted Mexico’s unconditional and historic support and thanked the authorities, personalities and organizations of both nations that have shown their support for the island.

He also reported that basic products will be distributed immediately with the contribution of state and private entities.

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