Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Tinmerman called today here for the end of US blockade against Cuba and the return of the territory that is illegally occupied by the United States'' naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba.

The Presidential Council for Youth and Students in Venezuela today held a special session in the state of Táchira to discuss the situation in the regions bordering Colombia. The meeting was supported by President Nicolás Maduro, with the aim of taking that sector of the country to debate on the social program New Frontier of Peace, created last month, to defend the communities near to the neighboring nation of crimes such as smuggling and paramilitarism.

Cuban President Raul Castro expressed his condolences to Saudi Arabia´s King Salman bin Abdulaziz for the stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, which left 769 dead, reported diplomatic sources.

Leaders of allied political parties of the Brazilian government reaffirmed their commitment to democracy and their will to fight the attempts of the opposition today in Congress to take President Dilma Rousseff out of office.

Pope Francis will arrive today in the city of Philadelphia, last stop of his 6-day US visit, where he will participate in the World Meeting of Families.