Latin American leaders and from other regions, including Argentine presidents Cristina Fernandez and Eduardo Duhalde, expressed strong support for Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva, currently facing a campaign of disparagement. The backrest is manifest in a joint declaration in which the signatories claim that the leader of the Workers Party (PT) is a victim of 'attempt by some sectors to destroy the image of this great Brazilian'.

Cuba will never renounce socialism, said the head of the International Relations of Cuba´s Communist Party, Jose Ramon Balaguer, during a conference Thursday in Mexico.

Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has acknowledged  Cuba's international prestige in terms of the skills and knowledge related to information and communications technologies.

In a new regional economic correlation, Cuba is an important player of tourist destination and other fields, assured the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Panama, Carlos Fernández.

The representative of the World Health Organization and Pan-American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) in Bolivia, Luis Fernando Leanes, tofay acknowledged the role Cuban doctors have played in Latin America and Africa - particularly in fighting Ebola virus.