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Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso affirmed Sunday that the close relations between Cuba and his country are positive, and called the Island “important partner,” in statements made shortly before leaving the Egyptian capital for Qatar.

Among the nine long and short movies that are being presented to the public there are Solidaridad, Clandestinos, Elpidio Valdés, Páginas del Diario de Mauricio, Guantanamera and Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate).

The Cuban film "El Benny," about the life and times of one of Cuba's most beloved singers, Benny More, will be screened in Kenya during the International Film Festival underway in Nairobi.

Cuba foresees stronger relations with the Kingdom following the recent opening of its embassy in Riyadh, said Laureano Rodriguez Castro, the Cuban ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in a press briefing held at the embassy yesterday.

Cuba and Congo signed a group of agreements, aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in areas such as public health and personnel training. The agreements were in the framework of the 13th Session of the Commission for Bilateral Cooperation, which run Tuesday through Friday in Havana.

Cuban and Nigerian chancelleries signed a cooperation agreement in Abuja, as part of the 5th Intergovernmental Bilateral Commission for Economic Collaboration and Foreign Investment Session between the two nations.

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro stated that it is necessary that young revolutionary internationalists, with deep feelings and willing to act, put on record for history the actions carried out by the Cuban people.

A dictionary of the researcher Rogelio Martínez Furé, which summarizes the life and work of the most important African poets, is currently edited in Cuba.

Namibia`s gov`t donated one million dollars to Cuba to help in the recovery action underway throughout the island from hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

The company ASTISUR, based in the central Cuban province of Cienfuegos, will export a container of plastic boats to Angola, in compliance with a contract with that African country.

The head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Central Committee of Cuba’s Communist Party (PCC), Fernando Remirez de Estenoz, met on Thursday with Aiuba Cureneia, member of the Political Bureau of the Party of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (PLFM).

Cuba’s Caramelo Son women’s musical group will begin a tour of Angola on Saturday, which includes presentations in the provinces of Moxico, Benguela, Huambo and Luanda, the nation’s capital.

Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Zainab Hawa Bangura begins an official Cuba visit Tuesday, invited by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque.

Cuban President Raul Castro received on Sunday a message of solidarity from his Angolan counterpart, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, on the occasion of the devastation caused recently in the Caribbean nation by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro received a phone call from his Namibian counterpart Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba, who supported the island"s people after the passing of the devastating Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.