The development of the national economy, along with the struggle for peace and ideological resolve, constitute the principal missions of the Communist Party of Cuba, First Secretary Raúl Castro said, during the inaugural session of the 7th Party Congress.

Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), ratified on Saturday the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution while reading the main report to the Seventh Congress of the organization.

The 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) brings together, starting today in this capital, 1,000 delegates who will debate the country´s strategies to build a prosperous and sustainable socialism.

Big is the commitment of Idaliena Diaz Casamayor. Her social responsibility has grown, first as deputy to the Municipal Assembly of the People´s Power, second for being the youngest of the 38 Guantanamo delegates to the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated his counterpart of Vietnam, Tran Dai Quang, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on their recent election for these positions, according to information released today in Hanoi.