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The Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution said that Fidel Castro’s decision to neither aspire to nor accept the Council of States Presidency ennobles him.

In a message published by Granma daily, the ACRC lauded the Commander in Chief´s determination as “far reaching, legitimate, and honorable.”

We convey our support and decision to keep up our struggle along the people and Raul Castro, elected by the sovereign will President of the Council of States and of Ministers, adds the document.

The Association pledged to brace the unity of which the revolutionary leader taught them, backing every action of solidarity with the five Cuban anti-terrorists imprisoned in the US since 1998.

Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez were imposed abusive terms ranging from 15 years to double life term for fighting terrorism.

“We hope you continue the battle on the field you chose, as the brightest soldier of the motherland, where you may still rely on your top ranking troop,” as you called us in the letter pricing the ACRC foundation in 1994.

Your message touched the deepest of our revolutionary feelings, adds the letter, which reminds of Fidel Castro’s involvement in the struggle for the triumph of the Revolution and its defense.

Among the key such events are the assault of the Mondaca barracks in 1953, then the second military fortress, that marked the beginning of the armed struggle against Fulgencio Batista’s regime.

The letter also highlights his leadership in resisting the attack at Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs), in 1961, and the Missile Crisis 12 months later, that brought the world to the verge of nuclear confrontation.

The 13th Mexican Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, in session in Acapulco, paid homage to former president of ICAP (Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples), Sergio Corrieri, who died in Havana recently.

A proposal in this regard, made by coordinator of the Mexican Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, Jesus Escamilla, was approved in a plenary session by 573 delegates from all over the country.

Escamilla extolled the work carried out by Corrieri in favour of Cuban culture and his performance as president of the entity in charge of developing friendship and solidarity with all the peoples.

Standing, delegates observed a minute”s applause for the ICAP leader.

Cuban communists were called to be in the vanguard, give firm steps, detect and recognize difficulties to later solve them.

At a meeting with members of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) in the Havana municipality of Cerro, PCC Political Bureau member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura stated that the work and courage can not fail to face those problems.

Machado Ventura said that the political organization expands its role and its members are more self-critically aware than some years before, although there are still a lot of things to do to improve its training as for the duties with the Revolution.

The also Cuban first vice president pointed out that the Party work can not be evaluated by the quantity of members but the quality of its work, “Granma” newspaper reported.

Machado Ventura said that all changes in the island will be within the socialism and are precisely the Party, workers and people in general those who will lead that battle.

Cuba denounced to the UN Women Statute Commission Monday that no progress will be made against discrimination and violence suffered by women without sustainable, fair, and equal development that eradicates poverty in today’s world.

Cuban Ambassador Ileana Nuñez added that until environment and peace preservation and respect to all have become a reality, there will not be a substantial progress or benefit to women who are victims of war, invasions, foreign occupation and imposition of unilateral coercive measures.

The diplomat said that for Cuban women, as well as for the women in the whole world, Beijing’s Action Platform is a vital tool to make progress in the commitments to achieve equality and justice.

Nuñez highlighted that 2008 is essentially important for the women’s movement in her country, because the third National Seminar for Assessment of Beijing’s National Action Plan to monitor the 4th UN World Conference about Women will be held.

She denounced the almost 50 year US unilateral blockade against Cuba and called it the longest and cruelest in history.

That genocidal action is the worst form of violence against Cuban women, said the official, who stated her country nevertheless shows substantial progress due to the Cuban social project of justice and equality to all.

That project is aimed at creating conditions for sustainable development, starting from devoting the limited resources we have to health, education, social security, and job guarantees.

Cuba and Peru’s intense relations experienced two significant events Monday, the inauguration of a new house of friendship and a welcome for Cuba’s contribution to the development of education.

La Casa de la Amistad in the populous Lurin municipality in Lima was inaugurated with the attendance of Cuban Ambassador Luis Delfin Perez, who congratulated the leadership, led by journalist and historian Augusto Rivas.

The diplomat urged the leaders of the brand-new house, to work in favor of strengthening bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation between both countries.

He emphasized the transparent and comprehensive character of the houses of friendship, dedicated to support and promote those ties in all areas, apart from all internal political activity.

He gave a historic overview of the Cuban revolution and reviewed its successes in the areas of education, health and social security, in contrast to the Cuban situation before the revolutionary triumph of 1959.

The ambassador was also the guest of honor at the closing ceremony of the second International Antonio Encinas Congress of Pedagogy that honors this Peruvian educator, with the participation of high level educators from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador and other countries.