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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called the summit to discuss joint solutions to face the crisis triggered by soaring prices of foodstuffs on the world market and its impact on developing countries

Both Heads of State also participated in the signing of cooperation agreements in the rational and efficient use of energy and renewable energies between Cuba and Panama.

The documentary, under the direction of Lourdes de los Santos, has as main character to Ivette, the younger daughter of René González who together with Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando González are known internationally as the Cuban Five.

Visiting Panamanian President Martin Torrijos Espino will be officially welcomed on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution in the Cuban capital. Torrijos arrived on Tuesday in Havana for an official visit at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro.

Panama President Martin Torrijos praised Cuban solidarity with his country at a ceremony where the first stone was laid for a bronze monument to his late father Omar.

The groups are studying how to express their support against the blockade and demand for freedom of the Cuban Five

The ALBA accord stipulates the implementation of cooperation programs aimed at comprehensively developing agricultural and industrial sectors to boost the production of cereals like rice and corn, oil-containing beans, meat and milk.

Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez highlighted here the good state of relations between Cuba and Guatemala, while regarded future bilateral links as promising.

Cuban Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Bruno Rodriguez arrived in Guatemala Thursday, where he will take part in the opening of an ophthalmologic center equipped by Cuba, at the Guatemalan western department of San Marcos.

The documentary Hombres sobre cubierta (Men on deck) that narrates a stage in the life of the Cuban singer and composer Silvio Rodríguez, is to be presented for the first time this weekend in cinemas of the Guatemalan capital city.

The Venezuelan Minister of the Basic Industry and Mining, Rodolfo Sanz, announced on Monday that the Bank of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas or ALBA Bank will start its operations on April 25th.

The Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) is studying the creation of a Trade Institute to speed up transactions among its member countries.

The Association of Cubans Residents in Nicaragua progresses in the preparations of the second meeting of all the nations of Central America, its President Rafael Ruiz indicated Sunday.

The Cuban theater company Teatro de la Luna made its successful debut at the 3rd International Stage Arts Festival of Panama, with a performance that had a long ovation by the audience.

The leaders of the Latin-American popular movements are to meet next week on Monday to discuss the need to join to fight against the mutations caused by the Washington-sponsored so-called Free Trade agreements for the Americas (FTAA). The meeting has taken the name: Hemisphere Meeting against Free Trade and for Integration.