Russia has been ranked tenth among the most visited countries in the world in 2015, according to statistics from the World Tourism Organization. More than 31.6 million foreign tourists visited Russia last year.

President Rafael Correa assured Cuba is a champion of solidarity while thanking the assistance currently provided by the Caribbean island to this nation after the catastrophic earthquake that hit the coastal region last Saturday.

The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity yesterday expressed its opposition to the parliamentary moves against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, according to reports from Prensa Latina.

Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, congratulated President Raúl Castro on his re-election as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Cubans, Ecuadorians and diplomats paid homage in Quito to three Cuban doctors who lost their lives in the huge quake that hit part of the South American nation last Saturday.