US Media echoed the two meetings by Cuban President Raul Castro, with US former president Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
US Media echoed the two meetings by Cuban President Raul Castro, with US former president Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
As part of his agenda in New York, where he partakes in high-level forums of the United Nations, the Caribbean president met Saturday with former Democratic governor (1993-2001), after the initial greeting, shown by television networks, both talked about Aid to Haiti and other issues.
Raul Castro, who also denounced at the UN the existing international economic order and the US commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, also spoke with De Blasio, as did one day before with the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo.
Such encounters were reflected this weekend by US media and web sites such as ABC News, CBS New York, Boston Newstime, El Nuevo Herald, The Sun of Florida, News United, New York Daily News, Access WDUN, NY1 News, Newsday , Myinforms.com, New York's PIX11, I Press Page, and others.
The Cuban statesman also shared yesterday with the Swedish Prime Minister Kjell Stefan Löfven, at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN.
Raul Castro also greeted the President of China, Xi Jinping, and signed with his counterpart form Palau, Thomas Remengesau, the agreement formalizing the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the Pacific nation.
On Friday, he met with the Presidents of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi and several US congressmen.
During Sunday morning, the Cuban leader spoke at the "Global Leaders Conference on gender equality and women empowerment: a commitment to action."
Translation: Ilia Charon