President Raul Castro Welcomes Cuban Delegation

Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed on Monday in Havana the Cuban delegation that headed Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez to the 8th Summit of the Americas recently held in Lima, Peru.

On board were also representatives of the Cuban Civil Society, youth, deputies and business executives that participated in the Summit’s parallel forums.

Accompanying Raul Castro were members of the Political Bureau, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party; Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Vice President; and Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly of the People’s Power.

The Cuban President also welcomed a group of intellectuals, artists, athletes, among others that participated in the alternative Summit of the Peoples held last Tuesday to Saturday in Lima, Peru.

By Jorge Leganoa Alonso