President Miguel Díaz-Canel participates in Commission No.3

“We do not need good people to become cadres, we need the best, the best comrades, those who have more revolutionary qualifications, more ideological qualifications and more professional qualifications, the charisma, work and experience to handle the principle processes."

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz.

"Let no one doubt that as long as I live, I will be ready, with a foot in the stirrup to defend the homeland, the Revolution and socialism," stated Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, who, like another Mambí or guerrilla, always ready with his horse saddled and a rifle under his pillow, reported that his task leading the political organization had reached its conclusion.

Army General Raul Castro delivers the main report to the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party, this April 16, 2021.

The First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, denounced the intensification of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, which continues its fierce financial persecution and the consequent damage to the standard of living of the Cuban people.

Given the difficult situation, adjustments to the 2020 Economic Plan were necessary. Photo: Julio Martínez Molina

Despite the economic contraction in 2020, we remain committed to achieving the growth projected for the second stage of the National Plan for Social Economic Development, for the period 2022- 2026