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The Cervantes Cultural Institute in Damascus, Syria, honored the poetry of Cuban National Poet Nicolas Guillen.

The homage consisted of a conference by Cuban Ambassador Claudio Ramos Borrego and reading of poems recorded in the late poet’s voice.

Present at the homage were Syrian VP Najah Al-Attar, Latin American diplomats, Syrian Ministry of Culture officials, artists, the Cuban community and Syrian graduates at Cuban universities.

Nicolas Guillen (1902-1989) was born in Camagüey and since his early youth showed a strong liking of culture and politics. The Cuban poet was also a diplomat in the early days of the Cuban Revolution.

A contribution to the Energy Revolution in Cuba aimed at reducing oil dependence is included in sessions taking place in this capital on renewable energy sources.

The two-day deliberations ending tomorrow are slated for the Social Workers School, located at the Havana s neighborhood of Cojimar, and are an initiative of the 15th edition of the National Science and Technique Forum, according to experts on this matter, reported local news agencyh AIN.

For the first time, the National Commission of that movement, unusual in the world for social participation and political commitments, analyzes possibilities to improve solar energy, biomass, sucro-energetics, biogas, wind, thermal, photovoltaic and other forms of energy.

Cuban technicians and experts have experience in the application of photovoltaic electricity in doctors offices-houses in mountains and distant rural zones, with over 400 systems functioning, hospitals, schools, social clubs and over 2,300 primary centers.

A delegation from the Catalonian Communist Party, presided over by general secretary Maria Pere, starts on Tuesday a visit to Cuba, as part of an invitation by this country s Communist Party Central Committee.

Pere came accompanied by Salvador Torres, member of the Catalonian organization s Central Committee, who has a tradition of solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and people, “Granma” newspaper reports today.

The Catalonian Communist Party participates in the three-way coalition conforming the Government in that autonomy of the Spanish State.

During the stay in the island, the visitors are expected to hold talks with representatives from the Communist Party, Government, parliament and grass-roots organizations, as well as visit site of historic, economic and social interest.

Cuba reiterated on Monday the US must condemn as terrorist the internationally infamous criminal Luis Posada Carriles, mastermind of the explosion in mid air of a Cuban airplane with 73 passengers aboard in 1976.

The Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry (MINREX) stated in a declaration published by Granma newspaper that the January 11 reading of US charges against terrorist Posada did not mention terrorism.

The United States, pointed out the daily, should have considered by its own laws that Posada is a terrorist, and charged him accordingly.

“That would have de-emphasized the whole El Paso mogratory issue, which has been used as a cover up to protect Posada and avoid publishing those secrets he knows on covert actions and his links with the anti-Cuban Mafia,” said the article.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations hopes the charges against that terrorist for migratory crimes of minor importance does not become a smokescreen to exempt him from the dangerous crime of terrorism.

Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage highlighted the accomplishments of the Island s medical brigade working in Ecuador, on Tuesday during a brief visit to the mountain city of Latacunga.

Lage, who attended the inauguration of President Rafael Correa, met in the capital of Cotopaxi Province with the Cuban medical collaborators and professors teaching at Ambato Technical University.

Accompanied by Cotopaxi Mayor Cesar Umajinga, the vice president noted that more than 8,000 Ecuadorians have undergone surgery since the opening of two ophthalmic clinics in June, one in this city and the other in Ballenita (on the coast).

He pointed out that Cuban medical collaboration is comprehensive, and there are 29,000 health workers in over 60 countries, mostly in Latin American nations.

“We are here, sharing and offering what we have, and we share the Revolution s achievements with the Third World peoples,” he said.

We put our important progress in health and education at the service of our Latin American brothers and sisters, he asserted when hailing the success in this territory of the Cuban “Yo Si Puedo”

literacy program.

Lage said there are good relations with this Andean country, and ratified Cuba s willingness to increase collaboration with Correa s new government.