CUBAN CHRONOLOGY 1985

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Cuban Chronology
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Preface This publication is a chronological listing of major international and
domestic events affecting Cuba during the period from January 1 to
December 31, 1985. The events are arranged alphabetically by country. In
addition, two general subject categories are included; the Nonaligned
Movement, and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The events included
in this reference aid were selected for their individual significance; the
publication is not intended to be a complete collection of every major
Cuban event during this period.
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Key to Abbreviations
AALAPSO Afro-Asian-Latin American People's Solidarity Organization
ANPP National Assembly of Peoples Government
APRA American Revolutionary Popular Alliance
BCP Bulgarian Communist Party
CDR Committees for Defense of the Revolution
CTC Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions
DOR Revolutionary Orientation Department
FELAP Federation of Latin American Journalists
FSLN Sandinista National Liberation Front
ICAP Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples
ICRT Cuban Institute of Radio and Television
ILO United Nations International Labor Organization
MPR Revolutionary People's Movement
MTT Territorial Troops Militia
MSZMP Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
OAU Organization of African Unity
OLADE Latin American Energy Organization
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
SEPMI Society for Patriotic-Military Education
SWAPO South-West African People's Organization
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UN United Nations
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNGA United Nations General Assembly
UNITA Union for the Total Independence of Angola
US United States
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
VNA Vietnam News Agency
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Preface iii
Key to Abbreviations v
Afghanistan 1
Albania 2
Algeria 3
I Angola
Argentina 11
Australia 13
Austria 14
Bahamas 15
Barbados 16
Belgium 17
Bolivia 19
Brazil 21
Bulgaria 24
Burkina 26
Cape Verde
China (PRC) 33
Congo 36
Cyprus 87
Dominica 91
Dominican Republic 92
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France
Germany, East
Germany, West
Ghana
Guinea
112
Guinea-Bissau
113
114
Honduras
116
Hungary
117
Iceland
120
India
121
Indonesia
123
124
Iraq
Ireland
126
127
Italy
128
Japan
130
Kenya
132
Korea, North
133
Korea, South
136
Laos
137
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Luxembourg
143
Madagascar
144
Malaysia
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Mali
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Mexico
147
Mongolia
152
Mozambique
153
Namibia
154
Netherlands
155
New Zealand
156
Nicaragua
157
Niger
163
Nonaligned Movement
164
Palestine Liberation Organization
166
Panama
167
Peru
168
Philippines
171
Poland
172
Portugal
175
Romania
178
Sao Tome
180
Seychelles
181
Sierra Leone
182
183
184
Sri Lanka
192
193
Turkey
195
United Kingdom
196
212
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Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen)
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Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of (South Yemen)
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Central Committee member Julian Rizo Alvarez and a delegation depart for
Afghanistan to participate in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the
founding of the People's Democratic Party.
In Moscow, Raul presents The Orders of Anna Betancourt awards to leaders of
women's organizations in the USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, and
Czechoslovakia.
Commander Sanagul of the Hazbe Islami guerrilla group in Afghanistan tells
reporters that 1,200 Cuban commandos parachuted into the Qarghaie District in
Eastern Afghanistan in a raid on 21 April.
The London press reports that Bulgarian, Cuban, and East German troops are
fighting alongside Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
Western diplomats in Islamabad report that Cuba's charge d'affaires in Kabul has
been shot and killed, apparently accidentally, by one of his staff.
Granma announces that Regino O. Farinas Cantero has been named Cuban
Ambassador to Afghanistan.
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Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Jose de la Fuente meets in Tirana with his
counterpart Pajtim Ajazi to discuss the exchange of goods and payments for 1986-
1990.
September 25-28 Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas visits Tirana, Albania. Cabrizas and his
counterpart Shane Korbeci sign a trade agreement for 1986-1990.
October 18 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez accepts the credentials of Gezim Hasan Arapi, accredit-
ing him as the new Albanian Ambassador to Cuba.
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February 22 Cuba and Algeria ratify an agreement signed in July 1979 creating a joint
intergovernmental commission for economic, scientific, technical, and cultural
cooperation.
May 10 Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid arrives in Havana and is greeted at the
airport by Fidel Castro and Vilma Espin.
May 11 Fidel Castro decorates Bendjedid with the Order of Jose Marti in a ceremony in
Havana, and Ramiro Valdes speaks of the deep roots between the two countries.
May 13 Algerian President Bendjedid and his delegation host a reception in honor of Fidel
Castro. Ramiro Valdes, Armando Hart, and Jorge Risquet attend.
Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi tells the press in
Havana that during the meetings between Bendjedid and Cuban leaders, the issue
of bilateral cooperation was raised.
June 10 Ministry of Foreign Relations officials Alberto Betancourt heads a delegation to
Algeria to discuss increasing trade relations for 1985-86.
July 23 Foreign Minister Malmierca arrives in Algeria and meets with President Bendje-
did and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahimi to discuss international matters and
the nonaligned meeting in September.
July 24 Isidoro Malmierca and Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi discuss international issues and the
next nonaligned ministerial conference scheduled in September in Launda.
August 13 Vice Foreign Minister Giraldo Mazola and Hucine Zatout, Ambassador from
Algeria to Cuba, sign a cultural exchange pact in Havana for the years 1985-86.
August 29 Foreign Minister Malmierca visits Algeria and meets with Deputy Foreign
Minister Noureddine Harbi; they discuss bilateral relations and topics to be tabled
at the ministerial meeting in Launda.
September 12 Overseas Construction Minister Levi Farah visits Algeria at the invitation of the
head of Hydraulics, environment, and forestry, Mohammed Rouighi.
September 14 Algerian Prime Minister Abdelhamid Brahimi and Levi Farah discuss prospects
for strengthening bilateral economic and commercial relations.
November 9 Algerian official Rabah Bitat receives Julio Garcia Oliviera, Vice President of the
PCC's Control Commission to discuss bilateral relations and the international
situation.
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Angola
January 8 Lisbon press reports that a total of 18 Cuban soldiers and 236 Angolans were
killed as a result of guerrilla actions by UNITA in Angola between 22 and 29 De-
cember 1984.
January 20 Fidel Castro discusses Cuban soldiers abroad and notes that "it would be a
mistake to pull out of Angola without the implementation of UN Resolution No.
435," in his interview with El Pais.
January 23 In a statement released in Paris, UNITA announces that its guerrillas killed 109
government and 27 Cuban troops on 21 January in an attack on a garrison town in
the east of the country.
February 23 Cuban Institute of Radio and Television technicians install broadcasting studios
and master control units for radio stations in Uige, Moxico, Huila, and Namiba
Provinces of Angola.
February 25 Havana press reports that approximately 1,000 internationalists make up the
Cuban educational contingent in Angola. They teach from fourth grade level in
primary school through junior high.
February 26 A military report released in Lisbon by UNITA states that 285 Angolan and 31
Cuban soldiers were killed from 14 to 25 February in attacks launched by UNITA
guerrillas.
March 8 Pravda reports on Jorge Risquet's visit to Moscow and on his meeting on 6 March
with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Gromyko and Angolan Interior Minister
Rodrigues regarding Southern Africa.
March 14 Raul Castro and Angolan leader Jose dos Santos meet in Moscow to exchange
views on current international issues, especially southern Africa, and bilateral
relations.
Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama receives a mini-delegation headed by
Cuban Ambassador Valdivia to discuss the situation in Southern Africa, specifi-
cally Cuban troops in Angola.
March 15 In a communique delivered to Agence France-Presse, UNITA says its forces had
shot down a MIG-21 of the Angolan Air Force and its pilot was Cuban, Captain
Garcia Ortega Gonzales.
March 18 Angola press announces that 38 soldiers of the People's Armed Forces for the
Liberation of Angola and 7 Cubans have been killed in the war in Angola's
Kwanza Norte Province.
March 23 Angola press announces that UNITA forces attacked a People's Armed Forces for
the Liberation of Angola contingent that was defending the town of Caxito killing
13 FAPLA soldiers and a Cuban.
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March 27 Three Cubans were killed in clashes with UNITA forces and thirteen vehicles,
including three armored cars transporting Cubans, were destroyed by UNITA
forces in Samba-Caju-Kamabatela road.
April 15 175 Cubans in Luanda receive the Internationalist Worker Medal, awarded by the
Cuban Government, for their outstanding work abroad.
April 30 Angolan President dos Santos appoints Manuel Pedro Pacavira as Ambassador to
Cuba.
May 25 In Luanda, Cuban Ambassador Rodolfo Puentes Ferro reads a message from Fidel
Castro to Jose Eduardo dos Santos on the occasion of Africa Day; Castro
reiterates his support for Angola.
Some 300 Cuban workers are presented with the Internationalist Medal in Luanda
on the occasion of Africa Day. Politburo member Jorge Risquet attends the
ceremony.
Fidel Castro and de Cuellar visit the Isle of Youth. Fidel tells Namibian students
he is willing to send "200,000" more Cuban troops to Angola if South Africa fails
to grant Namibia independence.
Jorge Risquet salutes the Cuban-Angolan woodcutting brigade in Maiombi
Jungle. The brigade, one of four in Maiombi, cut 5,000 cubic meters in 13 days. A
month was alloted to cut that amount.
Madrid press reports that UNITA announced that its forces killed 21 Cuban and
203 Angolan soldiers in clashes from 17 to 25 May.
At a press conference in Havana, Perez de Cuellar says that the UN will not re-
quest the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola because that is a bilateral
matter.
Jorge Risquet delivers a message to Luanda from Fidel Castro congratulating an
Angolan Army patrol that neutralized a South African unit attempting to blow up
oil facilities in Cabinda.
June 11 Speaking on Namibia at the UN Security Council meeting, Foreign Minister
Malmierca says the presence of Cuban internationalist forces in Angola is not
related to Namibia.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Manuel Pedro Pacavira
accrediting him as the new Angolan Ambassador to Cuba.
June 19 Madrid press reports that UNITA has announced in Lisbon that a residence for
Cuban and Soviet troops in Huambo has been destroyed.
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Paris press, announced in Lisbon, that UNITA killed 187 Angolan and 11 Cuban
soldiers during operations between 18-22 June.
UNITA armed forces communique indicates that from the Moxico warfront, 2
Cubans were killed.
Lisbon press reports on a war communique issued by UN ITA that says 2 Cuban
soldiers died in an explosion near a military installation used by Cubans in
Lubango city in Huila Province.
Fidel Castro sends a letter of congratulations to members of the Cutting and
Storage Brigade No. 2 working in Maiombe, Angola because they cut and stored
25,000 cubic feet of lumber in record time.
Lisbon press reports on a communique issued by UNITA saying 5 Cubans were
killed in Benguela Province.
In Lisbon, UNITA claims responsibility for attacks on the Benguela railroad
tracks and the barracks of Cuban military men in Caama, in central province of
Huambo, and the killing of 5 Cubans.
August 3 Lisbon press reports that UNITA reports of killing 3 Cubans in military
operations across five provinces at the end of July.
August 6 Politburo alternate member Armando Acosta receives an Angolan delegation
headed by Evaristo Domingos, Politburo member of the Popular Movement for the
Liberation of Angola.
August 8 An Angolan delegation, headed by Evaristo Domingos, tours the historic and
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tourist areas of Santiago de Cuba.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet meets with an Angolan delegation headed by
Evaristo Domingo.
August 10 CDR Vice Coordinator Alfonso Hodge and Evaristo Domingos sign a cooperation
agreement and exchange of experiences between the Committees for the Defense
of the Revolution and the Angolan brigade.
August 20 National News Agency reports from Luanda that the Cuban internationalist
construction workers have met their goal to complete the remodeling and
construction of the 10 December protocol hall.
August 23 Isidoro Malmierca arrives in Harare, Zimbabwe. In a press conference he says
Cuban forces will remain in Angola as long as South African aggression continues.
Angolan Health Minister Dr. Antonio Jose Ferreira Neto Arnesto praises Cuban
medical aid to his country. He says there are currently 400 Cuban professionals
and technicians in Angola.
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August 25 Angolan President dos Santos and Minister of External Relations Afonso van
Dunem meet in Luanda with Jorge Risquet and Isidoro Malmierca.
August 26 Jorge Risquet and SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma meet in Launda. Nujoma tells
Risquet of SWAPO's recent military actions against South Africa.
UNITA reports its forces killed 53 government troops and 11 Cubans in recent at-
tacks. On 20 August, in Huambo, Cubans and Angolans were killed in a hotel by
explosives planted by UNITA.
Right-wing Angolan rebels report that the government is bringing more Cuban
troops to the country under cover of security for a nonaligned conference in
Luanda in September.
September 6 Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca, at the Nonaligned Ministerial Conference in
Luanda, talks about the economic situation of the underdeveloped countries
characterized by unpayable foreign debt.
Malmierca also reiterates the importance Cuba concedes to the struggle for South
African independence and Cuba's position favoring that the Olympic games
should be shared by all of Korea.
September 7 At the NAM conference in Luanda, it is agreed that the next NAM summit
meeting will be held in Zimbabwe.
September 8 Excelsior quotes Malmierca during an interview in Luanda as saying Cuba's
position on its military presence in Angola is that it should not be eternal but
should last as long as necessary.
September 9 In statements to Havana Radio, Malmierca says that the Latin American and
Caribbean situation, particularly Central America, received special attention at
the Nonaligned meeting in Luanda.
In honor of International Day of the Journalists, Jorge Risquet awarded the
Internationalist Worker's Medal in Luanda to a group of Cuban professionals
from that sector.
In Luanda, Jorge Risquet praises Cuban electrical workers building a plant of 28
megawatts. The work was completed in record time constructing the plant and
repairing 30 high-voltage towers.
September 10 Cuban official Ernesto Malendez says that the document approved at the
Nonaligned ministerial conference in Luanda represents a victory to establish a
new international economic order.
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September 26 At the UNGA, Isidoro Malmierca warns of the possibility that South Africa may
provoke a major armed confrontation with Angola with unforeseeable
consequences.
During an interview with Jornal de Noticias, Malmierca says the Cubans have a
commitment to Angola's defense and territorial integrity and will remain there as
long as necessary.
September 29 UNITA reports that at least 150 FAPLA, 2 SWAPO, and 3 Cuban forces were
killed by UNITA forces in 9 of the 16 provinces of Angola between the 16th and
24th of September 1985.
October 1 The UNITA movement in Angola claims its forces have killed 139 Angolan,
Cuban, and Soviet troops in fighting during the past 3 days.
October 3 At the United Nations, South Africa calls on the Security Council to demand the
withdrawal of Cuban and other foreign troops from Angola.
October 9 Lisbon press reports that on 4 October UNITA attacked a railway complex at
Huambo, killing 13 troops and a Cuban on guard duty.
October 19 The Angolan-Cuban Joint Commission for economic, technical, and scientific
cooperation meets in Havana. A bilateral cooperation protocol is signed.
October 24 Angolan Transport Minister Manuel Bernardo de Sousa visits Camaguey. Ango-
lan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos arrives in Havana and is greeted by Fidel
Castro at Jose International Airport.
Fidel Castro and dos Santos discuss matters of bilateral interest, the South
African situation, foreign debt, and the Nonaligned Movement.
October 25 Fidel Castro hosts a reception in honor of Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Carlos Rafael
Rodriguez, Juan Almeida, Armando Hart, Sergio del Valle, and others attend.
October 26 Fidel Castro and dos Santos discuss the insurmountable crisis of the apartheid
system and reiterate that the foreign debt is distressing.
October 27 Angola press reports that 17 Cubans were killed during an attack by MPLA troops
on Cutato Bie Province.
October 28 Minister of Transportation Diocles Torralba and Angolan Minister of Transport
and Communications Manuel Barnardo de Sousa sign a cooperation and technical
assistance agreement in Havana.
October 29 Lisbon press reports that UNITA forces took control of the Hote area from Novo
Redondo. Fifty-two Angolan troops and three Cubans were killed and 14 soldiers
captured.
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November 9 In Havana, AALAPSO Secretary General Rene Anillo reiterates AALAPSO
support for Angola and condemns the US for supporting South Africa.
November 12 Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida, Sergio del Valle, and Jorge Risquet
attend a reception by Angolan Ambassador to Cuba Manuel Pacavira to
commemorate 10 years of Angolan independence.
Luanda press reports on President dos Santos' interview with the Cuban magazine
Prisma in which he says he is satisfied with the level of friendship and cooperation
relations with Cuba.
At an Angolan independence day ceremony in Havana, Sergio del Valle says
Cuban forces will remain in Angola until the Angolan Government decides that
aggressions against it have ceased.
Representatives of Cuba and Angola in Luanda sign the first four contracts for the
shipment in 1986 of Cuban export products. Cuba will export refined sugar, rum,
liquors, tuna, and dolls to Angola.
Fidel Castro and Eduardo dos Santos exchange messages on the occasion of the
10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two
countries.
November 27 Cuban Ambassador to Angola Rodolfo Puentes Ferro says Cuba will intensify
cooperation with Angola in its phase of national reconstruction which has been
hindered by aggressions of imperialism.
December 3 Politburo member Jorge Risquet sends greetings to the Second Congress of the
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola and states that in both war and
peace Cuba will stand next to Angola.
The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola unanimously approves a
Central Committee report which endorses the Marxist government's close ties with
the Soviet Union and Cuba.
December 4 Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Jorge Risquet meet in Luanda to
discuss the struggle of the South African people against the apartheid regime.
UNITA in Lisbon reports that 28 Cubans died during an attack perpetrated by
UNITA on a convoy of 230 military vehicles on the road from Menongue to
Longa, Cuando-Cubango Province.
December 6 Jorge Risquet reiterates Cuba's solidarity with the Namibian cause for indepen-
dence to the President of SWAPO, Sam Nujoma, during a meeting in Luanda.
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December 9 Jorge Risquet meets with Soviet offical Geydar Aliyev in Luanda and affirms that
both Cuba and the USSR will continue providing decisive support to Angola.
December 11 Jorge Risquet meets with Angolan President dos Santos, who accepts an invitation
transmitted by Risquet, to participate in the Third Congress of the Communist
Party of Cuba.
December 13 Minister of Foreign Trade Ricardo Cabrizas attends a meeting in Luanda of the
joint commission of foreign trade. He says trade relations between Angola and
Cuba have been developing successfully.
In Luanda, Risquet says he is profoundly impressed by the development of the
Second Congress of the Popular Liberation Movement of Angola-Party of Labor,
held in Luanda 2-9 December.
December 18 In Angola, President Eduardo dos Santos and Levi Farah discuss economic
cooperation in housing construction, the manufacture of furniture, and forestry
work.
Cuba and Angola sign a 5-year trade agreement for cooperation in the sugar
industry and the export of Cuban salt to Angola for consumption or re-export.
December 24 The Angolan Armed Forces transport aircraft that made an emergency landing in
Zaire on 1 December returns to Luanda. The plane was carrying 40 Cubans and
four other foreign soldiers.
December 25 Angolan press reports that Cubans killed nine women, and seriously wounded one
other at Ebo village in Cuanza Sul Province on 28 November.
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Minister of Culture Hart receives Argentine Culture Secretary Gorostiza at Jose
Marti International Airport. Gorostiza is visiting at Hart's invitation.
Fidel Castro meets in Managua with Argentine Vice President Martinez and
discusses prospects for a trade exchange between the two countries.
Argentine Secretary of Culture Carlos Gorostiza meets with the director of the
House of Americas Mariano Rodriguez, who underscored the cultural relations
between the two countries.
Maritime service between Argentina and Cuba officially opens with the arrival of
the Argentine ship "Rio Abaucan" in Havana. Guillermo Garcia greets the
delegation aboard the ship.
The Argentine firm Forja will ship more than 600 tons of railroad couplers to
Cuba in the next few days, according to a report in the Havana press.
Argentine press announces the forming of the Argentine-Cuban international
trade company (Leverage).
In Peru, Flavio Bravo tells reporters that Cuba views with pleasure the democrati-
zation process in Uruguay and Brazil which, when added to Argentina, are
important developments for Latin America.
Granma reports that Fidel Castro met with Oscar Alende, President of the
Argentine Intransigent Party who visited Cuba at the invitation of the Communist
Party of Cuba.
March 30 Fidel Castro receives a delegation of the Argentine Communist Party headed by
Secretary General Athos Fava.
Fidel Castro meets in Havana with Argentine Senator Vicente Leonides Saadi,
leader of the Peronist national Justicialist movement to discuss the continent's
political and economic situation.
May 4 At a foreign debt meeting in Buenos Aires, Cuban and Uruguayan officials agree
that a dialogue among Latin American countries on the debt problem is necessary.
Argentine Planning Secretary Bernardo Grinspun attends the first intergovern-
ment meeting on economic and scientific-technical cooperation in Havana. He
predicts a promising future for relations.
Raul Taladrid of the State Committee for Economic Cooperation concludes three
days of meetings in Buenos Aires where it was decided to broaden scientific and
technological cooperation.
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Vice Foreign Minister Ricardo Alarcon arrives in Argentina. In an interview at
the airport, he says the subject of Latin America's foreign debt will be discussed
with Argentine officials.
During a visit to Argentina, Vice Foreign Minister Raul Roa Kouri says that it is
Sub-Saharan Africa's turn to host the next Nonaligned Movement meeting.
At a meeting of the American Lawyers Association in Buenos Aires, the Cuban
delegation presents a paper on legal aspects of the foreign debt problem.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo delivers a message from Fidel
Castro to Argentine President Raul Alfonsin.
Flavio Bravo meets with Argentine Foreign Minister Caputo to discuss matters of
bilateral interest related to the assembly of the Latin American Parliament that
begins 10 October in Montevideo.
In an interview on Argentine television, Peruvian President Alan Garcia expresses
sympathy and admiration for Fidel Castro saying Fidel has done a lot for his
people.
Deputy Transportation Minister Otto Roca and Argentine Under Secretary of
Transportation Pedro Agustin Trucco sign a maritime transportation agreement in
Havana.
December 23 Argentine President Raul Alfonsin meets in Buenos Aires with Cuban National
Bank President Hector Rodriguez Llompart to discuss Latin American topics and
bilateral relations.
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The Second contingent of the Australian-New Zealand brigade ends its visit to
Cuba with a festive event expressing support for the Cuban revolution. They
toured Havana province and picked oranges.
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Havana TV reports an increase in West European tourists to Cuba. Weekly flights
from Milan began in October, and later from Vienna and Rome two flights a
week, Iberia, three flights per week.
August 13 In Vienna, Cuba is selected as vice president of the Industrial Development Board
of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
September 24 Cuba is elected to one of the eight vice presidencies at the general conference of
the International Atomic Energy Organization during its 29th annual meeting in
Vienna.
November 4 Havana press announces that Hector Rodriguez Llompart and Erich Schmidt
signed a trade agreement in Havana.
November 5 According to an Austrian press summary, Erich Schmidt, Secretary of State for
Commerce, Trade, and Industry, is in Havana for a meeting of the Austrian-
Cuban economic commission.
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Bahamian Minister of External Affairs and Tourism Clement Maynard is
presented to the members of the diplomatic corps in Cuba. Malmierca introduces
the chiefs of mission to Maynard.
August 15 Isidoro Malmierca and Clement Maynard discuss subjects of general interest
before Maynard departs for the Bahamas.
Nassau press reports on a joint statement issued by Clement Maynard and Isidoro
Malmierca in Havana. Their discussions on matters of mutual interest were
evaluated in a positive manner.
December 30 Nassau press reports that the arrest of 22 Cubans charged with poaching in
Ragged Island, and the confiscation of four Cuban boats on 23 December, focuses
attention over territorial waters.
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April 9
Bridgetown press announces that Cuba, with the help of the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization, will open a $4.5 million multipurpose pilot
plant producing drugs in Havana.
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March 15 The first session of Cuban-Belgium-Luxembourg joint commission for economic
and industrial cooperation concludes in Brussels with the signing of a document by
Hector Rodriguez Llompart.
June 10 Minister of Culture Armando Hart meets in Havana with Philippe Moreaux,
Executive President of the French community in Belgium, to discuss subjects of
national and foreign interest.
June 11 Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Philippe Moreaux.
Oscar Fernandez Mell accompanies Philippe Moreaux on a tour of Old Havana.
Moreaux and his delegation are visiting Cuba in observance of the 10th
celebration of French culture in Belgium.
June 12 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez discusses current international issues and bilateral
relations with Philippe Moreaux.
June 30 Prensa Latina reports that "Air Cubana" will begin weekly flights to Brussels on
10 July. The flights will depart on Wednesdays, stopping in other European cities
before returing on Thursdays.
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May 3 Cotonou press reports that a Cuban delegation, led by Augusto Veranes, Executive
Secretary of the Afro-Cuban Friendship Association and a member of ICAP,
visited Benin for several days.
August 31 President of Benin Mathieu Kerekou meets with Jorge Risquet, who delivers a
message from Fidel Castro.
September 2 In Benin, Jorge Risquet tells the press that, Third World peoples like the rest of
mankind are threatened by a nuclear war and the arms race which is blocking
their countries' development.
October 28 Federic Assogba Affo and Vincent Montsi Makhele, Foreign Ministers of Benin
and Lesotho, arrive in Havana. Affo tells the press that the Namibian people
should gain independence without delay.
October 30 Isidoro Malmierca and Frederic Assogba Affo discuss bilateral developments and
cultural cooperations.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Frederic Assogba Affo and Jesus Montane
meet in Havana.
Armando Hart presents busts of Beninese leaders Akpo Bodco and Abdoulaye Issa
to Beninese Foreign Minister Affo, who says this ceremony strengthens solidarity.
December 17 The fifth Beninese-Cuban intergovernmental session opens in Benin by Minister
Frederic Affo. Miguel Rodriguez, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for
Economic Cooperation attends.
December 20 The fifth session of the Benin-Cuba intergovernmental scientific and technical
cooperation meeting ends in Cotonou. Vice Chairman of the State Committee for
Economic Cooperation attends.
President Kerekou of Benin receives Nestor Rodriguez who delivers a message of
friendship from Fidel Castro.
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January 2 Some 300 Bolivian housewives make a "friendly" assault on the Cuban Embassy
in La Paz on the 26th anniversary of the Cuban revolution by readying a
communique of tribute to Cuba.
April 4 In a TV interview in Cuba, Mario Rueda Pena says that drug addiction in the US
is an evil rooted in the American way of life.
April 5 During an interview in Havana, Mario Rueda Pena says that Bolivian-Cuban
relations will soon receive a new boost with the opening of a business office in Ha-
vana to promote trade.
Pena also says the bases were established to implement an agreement to exchange
radio and television programs to strengthen ties between the Bolivian and Cuban
people.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with Bolivian Information Minister
Mario Rueda Pena to discuss the international situation and bilateral relations.
May 4 In La Paz, Bolivian President Siles inaugurates the Ismaelillo pediatric intensive
care unit donated by Cuba. Cuba's Vice Minister of Public Health Ramon Diaz
Vallina attends the ceremony.
May 17 Bolivian President Hernan Siles Zuazo appoints Miguel Angel Flores as Bolivia's
first charge d' affaires to Cuba. Bolivia resumed diplomatic relations with Cuba in
early 1983.
June 18 Miguel Angel Flores-Alora, Minister Counselor and Charge d' Affaires ad interim
of Bolivia, arrives in Havana to open the Bolivian Embassy.
June 20 Foreign Minister Malmierca receives Miguel Angel Flores-Alora, Charge d'
Affaires of Bolivia, to discuss the development of bilateral relations.
July 2 Bolivian Minister of Social Services and Public Health Dr. Javier Torres Goitia
arrives in Cuba and is greeted by his counterpart, Sergio del Valle.
Dr. Javier Torres Goitia decorates Fidel Castro with the Bolivian Health Order
and thanks Cuba for donating an intensive care unit to the La Paz Children's
hospital.
A memorandum of understanding on the development of scientific and technical
cooperation in the field of public health has been signed between Cuba and
Bolivia.
August 5 Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Bolanos and his delegation arrive in
Bolivia to participate in the investiture of Bolivian President-elect Victor Paz
Estenssoro.
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August 8 Vice Foreign Minister Jorge Bolanos heads a delegation to Bolivia to attend the
presidential inauguration of Victor Paz Estenssoro. He delivers a message from
Fidel Castro to Paz Estenssoro.
October 12 Cuban Charge d'Affaires in Bolivia Salas meets with Interior Minister Barthele-
my regarding the raid and ransacking of two Cuban diplomatic residences by
Bolivian Interior Ministry personnel.
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January 23 The President of the Brazilian National Confederation of Commerce meets in
Brasilia with President-elect Neves to request the reestablishment of commercial
relations with Cuba.
January 28 Minister President of the State Committee for Economic Cooperation Hector
Rodriguez Llompart arrives in Rio de Janeiro to attend the OLADE ministerial
committee meeting.
January 31 Leading Parliamentarians of Rio de Janeiro hold a reception for Hector Rodriguez
Llompart.
February 28 In Peru, Flavio Bravo tells reporters that Cuba views with pleasure the democrati-
zation process in Uruguay and Brazil which, when added to Argentina, are
important developments for Latin America.
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The Foreign Relations Committee of the Brazilian Congress unanimously ap-
proves a bill recommending that diplomatic relations be reestablished with Cuba.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Setubal announces that his government is studying the
possibility of reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Brasilia press reports that Foreign Minister Olavo Setubal has said that he had or-
dered studies on Brazil's possible resumption of diplomatic relations with Cuba.
For the first time in 21 years, a Cuban parliamentary delegation visits Brazil. The
delegation condemns the US embargo against Nicaragua and defends the principle
of nonintervention.
May 30 In a TV interview, Brazilian Foreign Minister Olavo Setuval says it is evident that
the reasons which justified the break of relations with Cuba are no longer present.
June 2 In an interview with Folha De Sao Paulo, Fidel Castro declares that the world is
enduring a third world war, an undeclared economic war and charges that
capitalism is to blame.
June 5 Brazilian deputies Alfredo Campos and Teodorico Ferraco, while visiting Cuba,
say they believe it is an urgent matter for the government to resume diplomatic re-
lations with Cuba.
June 12 President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo and his delegation depart for
Brazil to participate as an observer in the 11th regular meeting of the Latin
American Parliament.
June 15 President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo says in Brasilia that Cuba will
request firm action from the Latin American Parliament for resolving the
dramatic foreign debt crisis.
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June 17 Director of the Cuban World Economy Research Center Jose Luis Rodriguez
announces in Brasilia that Cuba is perhaps the only Third World country in a posi-
tion to pay off its foreign debt.
Prensa Latina reports that Cuba has purchased its first distillery from Brazil to
produce fuel alcohol from sugar cane.
June 19 Havana press announces that Cuba has been admitted as member with full rights
to the Latin American Parliament, which is meeting in Brasilia.
June 20 Speaking at the Latin American Parliament, Flavio Bravo predicts violent
outbursts which would devastate democratic governments, if the foreign debt
problem is not solved.
June 24 Emiliano Lezcano attends a sugar symposium in Sao Paulo. An announcement in
Rio says Brazil will export refineries that convert sugarcane into fuel alcohol to
Cuba and Australia.
June 27 Flavio Bravo returns from Brazil where he attended the 7th interparliamentary
meeting of Europe and Latin America and the 11th regular assembly of the Latin
American Parliament.
July 9 Cuban official Betancourt Roa is traveling through Latin America on behalf of Fi-
del Castro inviting the continent's presidents to participate in a meeting on foreign
debt. Brazil refuses to attend.
July 13 Fidel Castro discusses the Latin American foreign debt with a Brazilian labor
delegation that will participate in the trade union conference on 15 July.
July 31 0 Estado de Sao Paulo reports that Fidel Castro says his country "wants and wi-
shes" to reestablish diplomatic relations with Brazil.
O Estado de Sao Paulo reports that Fidel Castro believes that Brazil may be "the
key to the solution of the Latin American debt problem."
August 14 At a press conference in Montevideo, Brazilian President Jose Sarney confirms
that Brazil is considering reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
August 30 The Brazilian Ministry reports the final decision on renewal of diplomatic
relations between Brazil and Cuba will be made by President Jose Sarney.
October 28 After interviewing Fidel Castro, Brazilian Father Betto writes a book "Fidel and
Religion." Christianity has more in common with Communism than with capital-
ism of the West, says Fidel.
November 22 Tribuna Da Imprensa reports that a Brazilian official was assured by President
Sarney that the government has decided to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba
and will make an announcement soon.
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November 29 In his book "Fidel Castro and Religion," Fidel says there are many common things
between the doctrines of the church and the revolution. The book was published in
Brazil.
December 23 In an interview on Brazilian TV, Fidel Castro says US Treasury Secretary James
Baker's proposal on debt will perpetuate the debt of Third World countries.
Fidel Castro tells a Brazilian TV station that the foreign debt is unpayable because
the debtor countries lack the resources to repay it.
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January 19 Representatives from Bulgaria, Hungary, the GDR, Poland, Cuba, Czechoslova-
kia, and the USSR sign the final protocol at the sixth CEMA provisional work
group on microprocessing technology.
January 24 Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Castillo and his Bulgarian counterpart Marin
Marinov sign a 1985 bilateral trade protocol.
January 25 Cuba and Bulgaria sign a trade protocol for 1985 in Havana. Cuba will receive
machines, equipment, foodstuffs, fertilizers, and consumer goods.
Jose Ramon Fernandez departs Budapest. During his visit he held talks with
Deputy Prime Minister Csehak and Bela Kopeczi, Minister of Culture and
Education and visited a yarn factory in Budapest.
January 26 Lt. General Georgi Kostov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Defense Support Organi-
zation visits Havana to participate in the Second National Conference of the
Society for Patriotic-Military Education.
February 13 Foreign Minister Malmierca and Petur Mladenov, member of the Politburo of the
Communist Party of Bulgaria discuss Central America and the Caribbean during
a meeting in Bulgaria.
February 14 Isidoro Malmierca and Petur Mladenov stress the need to work for peace, limit nu-
clear weapons, and to avert the threat of war. They sign an agreement of
cooperation between the ministries. Isidoro Malmierca and Bulgarian Politburo
member Grisha Filipov discuss long-term economic and techno-scientific develop-
ments for the period after 1980 and cooperation in these spheres.
During talks in Bulgaria, Isidoro Malmierca and Todor Zhivkov welcome the
agreement reached between the US and the Soviet Union to start negotiations in
March on nuclear and space weapons.
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Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers Georgi Karamanev
arrives in Havana and is greeted at Jose Marti Airport by Antonio Esquivel,
Manuel Vila Sosa, and Manuel Millares.
Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers Georjgi Karamanev
meets with Manuel Millares, Minister of Light Industry to discuss cooperation and
the possibility of signing a trade agreement.
Fidel Castro sends a congratulatory letter to the Bulgarian construction workers
who are returning to their country after working for one year on the nuclear power
plant in Cienfuegos.
In Havana, Jaime Crombet, Communist Party Secretariat member presents the
Lazaro Pena Order, First Grade to Aleksandur Dimitrov, leader of the Bulgarian
internationalist construction workers.
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May 2 The Georgi Dimitrov Brigade of Cuban construction workers returns to Havana
after working one year at the nuclear power plant in Kozloduy, Bulgaria.
June 3 Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Humberto Perez arrives in Bulgaria
and is greeted at the airport by Stanish Bonev.
June 6 Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria Grisha Filipov meets in Sofia
with Humberto Perez Gonzales, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
June 20 The London press reports that Bulgarian, Cuban, and East German troops are
fighting alongside Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
July 17 Bulgarian official Andrey Lukanov arrives in Havana to attend the 18th session of
the Bulgarian-Cuban Commission for Economic, Scientific, and Technical
Cooperation.
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria Andrey Lukanov arrives
in Holguin enroute to Guantanamo, he is accompanied to Holguin by Jose
Ramirez Cruz.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba sends a telegram to the
Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee on the occasion of the 94th
anniversary of the BCP's founding.
The Bulgarian People's Agrarian Union and the National Association of Small
Farmers sign a cooperation protocol in Havana. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez attends
the ceremony.
September 3 Fidel Castro meets with Petur Tanchev, Secretary General of the Bulgarian
People's Agrarian Union.
September 30 Bulgarian State Council Chairman Todor Zhivkov visits the Cuban pavilion in the
41st Plovdiv International Technical Fair. Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas meets
with Zhivkov.
October 7 Bulgaria's Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Lukanov receives Hector
Rodriguez Llompart in Plovdiv to discuss credit agreements for 1981-85 and
cooperation in plant delivery for 1986-90.
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February 11 The acting chairman of the Provisional National Defense Council of Burkina,
Justice D. F. Annan receives a letter of credence of Nicolas Rodriguez Astiazar-
ain, Ambassador from Cuba.
May 30 Guy Penne meets with Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca. They
refer to possible Cuban-French non-military cooperation with an African coun-
try-Burkina-Faso.
June 9 Deputy Foreign Minister Giraldo Mazola says Cuba has technical and medical
teams in 15 African countries and is negotiating to send specialists in agriculture
and public health to Burkina.
August 30 President of Burkina Thomas Sankara meets with Jorge Risquet to discuss the
Third World external debt and the situation in Africa.
November 5 President of Burkina Thomas Sankara sends a message to Fidel Castro condemn-
ing the US "Terrorist Acts" of aggression when a US SR-71 violated Cuba's
airspace.
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January 3 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez signs a condolence book at the Kampuchean Embassy in
Havana for the death of Chan Si, President of the Council of Ministers of
Kampuchea.
January 10 Fidel Castro sends a message of condolence to Heng Samrin, General Secretary of
the Central Committee of Kampuchea on the death of Chan Si, Chairman of the
Council of Ministers.
February 10 Fidel Castro sends a message of congratulations to Hun Sen on his election as
chairman of the Council of Ministers stressing his support.
General Secretary of the Khmer People's Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea
Heng Samrin sends a message to Fidel Castro on the 24th anniversary of the Giron
Beach victory, 19 April.
Foreign Minister Malmierca arrives in Cambodia and is welcomed at the airport
by Hun Sen, Minister of Foreign Affairs. At a meeting, they discuss bilateral
relations and international issues.
Isidoro Malmierca and Deputy Forign Minister Kong Korm sign a protocol on
foreign affairs cooperation and with Education Minister Navouth, Malmierca also
signs a cultural protocol.
At a dinner speech in Phnom Penh, Malmierca condemns threats of force against
Cuba and other countries in Central America and reaffirms Cuba's determinations
to defend their country.
June 21 Raul Castro sends a message of greetings to Defense Minister Bou Thang on the
34th anniversary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.
The Central Committee of Cuba sends greetings to the Khmer People's Revolu-
tionary Party of Kampuchea on the 34th anniversary of its founding. on the 34th
anniversary of its founding.
The Council of State appoints Viriato Mora Diaz as Cuban Ambassador to
Cambodia.
October 16 Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Jose
Ramon Valadera, addresses the Fifth Congress of the Khmer People's Revolution-
ary Party of Kampuchea.
November 8 Fidel Castro sends a message to Heng Samrin, General Secretary of the Khmer
People's Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea, congratulating him in his re-election.
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December 8 Juan Almeida arrives in Phnom Penh and is welcomed by Say Phuthang, member
of the Kampuchea ruling party Central Committee Political Bureau.
December 9 Juan Almeida meets with Hun Sen, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of
Kampuchea, and reiterates Cuba's support for the party, government, and people
of Cambodia.
Heng Samrin, General Secretary of the Khmer People's Revolutionary Party of
Kampuchea Central Committee receives Juan Almeida to inform him of the
success of the Fifth Party Congress.
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President of the National Bank of Cuba Raul Leon Torras completes a visit to
Canada during which he discussed bilateral financial relations with Canadian
authorities and banking officials.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Punchi Banda Gunatillaka
Kalugalla, accrediting him as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Cuba. He is
resident in Ottawa.
August 30 Havana press announces that Central Committee member Severo Aguirre will
head a delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Canada, 2-7
September.
September 2 At the 24th Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Ottawa, Cuban Central
Committee member Severo Aguirre and his delegation discuss the foreign debt.
September 9 The Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization is held in Havana. Canadian
Deputy Fisheries Minister Arthur May refuses a request from the European
Community for a bigger catch quota for 1986.
September 9 Central Committee member Severro Aguirre returns from the Inter-parliamentary
Union Conference in Ottawa. He says the warlike and colonialist opinions suffered
the greatest defeats at the meeting.
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February 14 Jorge Risquet and Alexander Nunes Correira sign an agreement renewing
cooperation between Cuba's Communist Party and the African Party for the
Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
July 5 Fidel Castro sends a congratulatory message to Cape Verdian President Pereira on
the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Cape Verde's independence; Fidel wants to
strengthen cooperation.
Foreign Minister Malmierca sends a message to his Cape Verdian counterpart
Silvino Manuel Da Luz on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Cape Verde's
independence.
August 26 Enroute to Cape Verde from Zimbabwe, Isidoro Malmierca tells Prensa Latina he
is visiting several countries to exchange viewpoints on the Nonaligned Ministers'
meeting in Luanda next week.
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The US Navy announces that 3 Soviet Navy ships led by a guided missile
destroyer have been in the Caribbean Ocean since late September and are
expected to conduct exercises with Cuban forces.
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Fidel Castro meets with members of the Chilean delegation attending the meeting
on foreign debt to discuss unity of the Chilean opposition to President Pinochet
and a summit meeting on debt.
Pascal Allende, Secretary General of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left,
attends a ceremony in Havana for the 20th anniversary of that organization and
urges Chileans to unite against Pinochet.
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Beijing press reports that US Congressman Alexander met with Fidel Castro and
delivered him a letter from Speaker of the US House of Representatives Thomas
O'Neill.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Jose de la Fuente and Jia Shi, China's Vice-
Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, sign a trade protocol for 1985
in Beijing.
A Cuban public health delegation arrives in Beijing. A memorandum on talks for
cooperation and exchanges between the Ministries of Public Health of China and
Cuba is signed on 13 April.
Minister of External Trade Cabrizas tells a visiting Chinese sugar delegation that
Cuba hopes to increase bilateral trade with China.
May 04 Vice Foreign Minister Pelegrin Torras arrives in China. He visits Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, and Beijing.
Havana press reports that during his visit to Beijing, Pelegrin Torras met with his
counterpart, Zhu Qizhen to discuss bilateral relations and the international
situation.
Beijing press reports that Pelegrin Torras and Gao Shangquan, Vice Minster of
State for Restructuring the Economy, discussed China's economic restructuring at
a meeting in Beijing.
September 18 China's Ambassador to Cuba, Wang Jin, hosts a reception marking the 25th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.
September 26 A film reception marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between China and Cuba is held in Beijing.
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March 19 A Cuban parliamentary delegation ends a visit to Colombia. The delegation met
with government and political leaders, businessmen, and members of congress.
Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ocampo arrives in Havana and meets with
Nicaraguan President Ortega and Fidel Castro. He delivers a message to Castro
from President Betancur on Central America.
Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ramirez Ocampo delivers a message to
Fidel Castro from President Betancur on the latest US proposal on Central
America.
In Bogota, Colombia, Foreign Minister Ocampo says that Fidel Castro "is willing
to collaborate with the Central American peace process being carried out by the
Contadora Group."
Havana press announces that Council of Ministers Vice President Fernandez
attended the first extraordinary meeting of the Ibero-American Education Con-
gress in Bogota.
In the August issue of Playboy Magazine, Fidel Castro names Raul to replace him
after death, and denies Cuban involvement with Colombia in drug smuggling.
Fidel Castro and Rene Rodriguez meet with visiting Colombian Congressman Dr.
Jaime Betancur, who delivers a message from President Belisario Betancur.
In a letter to former Colombian President Michelsen, Fidel Castro denies that the
meeting on 30 July in Havana to analyze the regional foreign debt is aimed at cre-
ating a debtors club.
A Colombian delegation attending the conference on foreign debt in Havana
speaks to Fidel Castro of the possibility of renewing relations. Walking away, Fidel
responds, "we will talk about that."
October 9 Fidel Castro admits that there are many Colombians and US citizens in jail in
Cuba for drug trafficking, during an interview on Colombian TV.
In an interview on Colombian TV, Fidel Castro praises President Betancur's
efforts to achieve peace with the guerrillas and says Betancur is "a man of
goodwill and good faith."
Fidel Castro also asserts in his TV interview, that his government avoids meddling
in the affairs of other countries and explains that when we agree to do so it is be-
cause we are asked.
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November 5 Diplomatic sources at the UN say that Colombia and Cuba are merging their
respective drafts on terrorism so that the text will condemn all types and
motivations, including state terrorism.
November 17 Fidel Castro sends a message to Colombian President Betancur offering aid for the
victims.
December 3 At the 14th session of the OAS in Cartagena, Colombia proposes that Cuba rejoin
the OAS. Secretary of State Shultz says there is no reason for Cuba to return to
the organization.
Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ramirez Ocampo implicitly rules out the
readmission of Cuba to the Organization of American States.
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January 9 Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of the Congo Jean
Ganga Zanzou arrives in Havana and is greeted by Flavio Bravo.
Vice President of the National Assembly Jorge Lezcano meets with Jean Ganga
Zanzou to explain the political, social, and economic value of the recent laws
passed by the National Assembly.
Vice President of the National Assembly Lezcano accompanies Jean Ganga
Zanzou on a tour of the model prison, national monument, and other places of in-
terest on the Isle of Youth.
President of the People's Government National Assembly Flavio Bravo meets with
Jean Ganga Zanzou, his Congolese counterpart. Zanzou also met with Juan
Almeida and toured Santiago de Cuba.
January 15 Central Committee member Oscar Fernandez Mel presents the key to the City of
Havana to Jean Ganga Zanzou, President of the National Assembly of the Congo.
February 12 A Congolese Labor Party delegation headed by Minister of Secondary and Higher
Education Daniel Abibi arrives in Havana. Central Committee member Carneado
greets the visitors.
February 14 Daniel Abibi, Minister of Secondary and Higher Education of the Congo visit the
Jose Antonio Echevarria Polytechnic Institute.
February 15-18 Daniel Abibi and his delegation visit the Ministry of Education. During a meeting
with Jorge Risquet they discuss bilateral relations and progress achieved in
multilateral cooperation.
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Politburo member Jorge Risquet meets with Congolese Minister of Forestry Henri
Djombo, member of the Central Committee of the Congolese Labor Party.
Fidel Castro meets with a Congolese delegation led by Minister of Forestry Henri
Djombo. They discuss the international situation and matters of mutual interest.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Dieudonne Kimbembe,
Justice Minister of the Congo, to discuss bilateral relations and the current
international situation.
The Cuban Movement for the Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples sends a
message to the Congolese Association for Friendship saluting the 22nd anniversary
of the triumph of the revolution.
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September 18 Congolese Foreign Minister Antoine Ndinga-Oba arrives in Havana to preside
over the activities of the sixth joint commission for bilateral economic and
scientific-technical cooperation.
Isidoro Malmierca greets Congolese Foreign Minister Ndinga-Oba upon his
arrival in Havana. Ndinga-Oba participates in the joint Cuban-Congolese Com-
mission from 23-27 September.
September 26 Fidel Castro receives Congolese Foreign Minister Ndinga-Oba shortly before
Ndinga-Oba concludes his visit to Cuba. Havana press reports that Ndinga-Oba
met with Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Jorge Risquet, and Jesus Montane, and visited
industrial centers and places of historical interest during his 10-day stay.
According to Havana press reports, Congolese Foreign Minister Antoine Ndinga-
Oba met with Isidoro Malmierca to discuss current international issues and
bilateral relations.
December 4 Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Jorge Risquet meet in Luanda to
discuss the struggle of the South African people against the apartheid regime.
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Five Costa Rican legislators arrive in Havana. They will visit production centers,
historical sites, and recreational facilities and will meet with National Assembly
and party leaders.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Gutierrez confirms that a Cuban Government
envoy met with Costa Rican officials in an effort to resolve differences between
Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Carlos Jose Gutierrez reports that the Cuban
Government has asked Costa Rica to mediate so that the interrupted dialogue with
the US may be resumed.
February 9 Costa Rican President Monge says conditions are not appropriate for reestablish-
ing diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba.
A high-ranking Cuban Foreign Ministry official denies in a report to Reuters that
Havana has asked Costa Rica to help ease tensions between Havana and
Washington.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo discusses ANPP functions, the
development of tourism, and culture with a delegation from Costa Rica's
Legislative Assembly.
Isidoro Malmierca calls for Nicaragua and Costa Rica to overcome their conflict
with the help of the Contadora Group, during a press conference in Caracas.
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January 1 Speaking on Soviet TV, Cuba's Ambassador to the Soviet Union Lionel Soto says
that Cuba is ready to launch a war by all of the people if attacked by the US.
The US asks Cuba to return to American custody Ishmael Ali Labeet, a convicted
mass murderer who hijacked an American Airlines flight to Cuba on 31
December.
The Economic Commission for Latin America reports that Cuba registered a 22.6
percent increase in per capita gross domestic product-the largest in the region be-
tween 1981 and 1984.
Minister of Basic Industry Portal tours the Rio Yara hydroelectric plant under
construction in Bartolome Mazo municipality. The site will produce 3,000 kw.
Granma reports the total general budget for 1985 is $13.5 billion, slightly higher
than the 1984 budget.
The National Assembly of the People's Government sends a letter of solidarity to
UNESCO's Director General Amadou Mahtar M'Bow on the attacks it has
received from imperialistic interests.
Politburo members Juan Almeida and Ramiro Valdes visit the studio in Santa
Clara where a monument is being sculpted of Ernesto Che Guevara and other
figures that will be erected in Santa Clara.
Hector Hernandez, Director of the Shipyards of the Fishing Industry of Mariel re-
ports that three 1,000-ton barges will be built in Cuba this year.
Granma reports the 1984 budget of $2,120,280,000 for culture and science rose to
$2,262,960,000 and the $877,440,000 budget for construction and community
services dropped to $868,560,000 in 1985.
Granma reports that this year's budget includes a 1,470,900,000 peso
($1,765,080,000) allotment to the military sector, representing a 26-percent
increase over 1984.
Minister of Education Jose Ramon Fernandez speaks at the first 1985 meeting of
the Ministry of Education saying it is necessary to teach youth the concept that
saving is vital to the economy.
Transport workers from the national enterprise of production and workshops
respond to Fidel's statements at the forum on energy. This enterprise will export
spare parts to capitalist countries.
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In his address to the inaugural session of the conference against the arms race and
for peace and development, President of the World Peace Council Romesh
Chandra calls for peace in 1985.
In his address to the inaugural session of the international conference against the
arms race, Severo Aguirre del Cristo says that military confrontation is not the
way to resolve problems.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo meets with the representatives of
five nations to the UN to explain the structure and functioning of the National
Assembly.
Lisbon press reports that a total of 18 Cuban soldiers and 236 Angolans were
killed as a result of guerrilla actions by UNITA in Angola between 22 and 29 De-
cember 1984.
Director General of the World Health Organization Halfdan Mahler visits with
family and community doctors in Lawton, where he expressed interest in the
health program.
January 9 Politburo alternate member Montane meets with Romesh Chandra, Chairman of
the World Peace Council.
Havana TV announces that the thermoelectric plant under construction in
Matanzas Province will save over 100,000 tons of petroleum annually. The 330-
megawatt plant will begin operation in 1986.
January 11 Division General Ulises Rosales del Toro visits Military Unit No. 4219 which was
the best in the Western Army in the manufacture and recovery of spare parts.
In his speech at the inauguration of the Victoria de Julio sugar mill, Nicaragua's
Minister of Agriculture Wheelock praises Cuban aid and support from Fidel
Castro in this project.
At a meeting with representatives of the Contadora nations in Nicaragua, Fidel
Castro says that peace in Central America is possible and that his country is
willing to assist in the effort.
Minister of Health del Valle announces in Geneva that Cuba has withdrawn its in-
vitation to host the 1986 annual conference of the World Health Organization.
A monument to the memory of Celia Sanchez is dedicated in Havana's Lenin Park
at a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of her death.
Ramiro Valdes presides, Jesus Montane speaks. Politburo alternate member Jesus
Montane closes the conference against the arms race and for peace and develop-
ment, which met in Havana.
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Prensa Latina, Mexico City, reports that US Congressmen met on 12 January in
Havana with Ricardo Cabrizas and Jose Ramon Fernandez to explore normalizing
economic and trade relations. Fidel Castro departs Nicaragua for Havana.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura and Carlos Lage, first secretary
of the Union of Young Communists presides over the UJC Pinar del Rio provincial
assembly to assess accomplishments.
Fidel Castro chairs the opening ceremony of the party's national meeting on
economic efficiency of activities included in the budget and in an address, he says
to make use of human resources.
The sixth meeting of the provisional working group of CEMA nations for
microprocessor technology begins in Havana.
The national ceremony marking Electrical Workers Day is held in Cienfuegos.
Politburo alternate member Jose Ramirez Cruz and Central Committee member
Ramon Cardena attend the ceremony.
Fidel Castro speaks at a party meeting on economic efficiency. He says that
human resources should be used in a useful, rational, and optimum way.
Roberto Veiga, Secretary General of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade
Unions gives the closing speech at the first assembly held to discuss the food
industry's planned production for 1985.
January 16 Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura speaks at a party meeting on
economic efficiency.
In his news conference Alexander also says "Castro said he is willing to sit down
and have talks with the US on a peaceful political solution to the situation in
Nicaragua".
In a news conference upon his return from Cuba, US Congressman Alexander
quotes Fidel Castro as saying Cuba's agreement to take back "undesirable"
refugees from the US was a positive step.
In a news conference upon his return from Cuba, Congressman Jim Leach says Fi-
del Castro made it very clear he wanted to cooperate in the process of negotiations.
Beijing press reports that US Congressman Alexander met with Fidel Castro and
delivered him a letter from Speaker of the US House of Representatives Thomas
O'Neill.
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During a meeting of the Executive Secretariat for Nuclear Affairs, Fidel Castro
Diaz Balart says Cuba will initiate work in the peaceful use of atomic energy
during the next five-year period.
Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Pelegrin Torras discusses US aggression at the
opening seminar at the National Union of Cuban Lawyers headquarters.
Minister of the Stellworking Industry Marcos Lage reports that the Steelworking
Industry will produce 776 million pesos this year and production will grow by 11
percent compared with 1984.
January 19 Minister of Light Industry Millares tells the press in Camaguey that Cuba will in-
crease its light industry exports this year by almost four percent over 1984.
A Cubana jet bound for Nicaragua crashes after takeoff from Havana's Interna-
tional Airport. All aboard are killed. Alexandra Pollack, a leading American
Communist, is among the dead.
In an interview in El Pais, Fidel Castro says there are more than 2,000 Cuban doc-
tors and health technicians in more than 25 Third World countries.
Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle inaugurates Cuba's first genetics
laboratory at the Jose Luis Mirando Pediatrics Hospital in Santa Clara.
Raul Castro inaugurates the provincial education center for the Territorial Troops
Militia in Havana. The center has a capacity of 720 MTT members.
Raul Castro attends the closing meeting of the symposium held on the 45th
anniversary of the founding of the Speleology Association of Cuba.
January 20 In the El Pais interview, Fidel Castro says President Reagan is showing signs he
wants to go down in history as a "President of Peace".
El Pais also quotes Fidel Castro as saying that the recent immigration talks with
the US had taken place "in a framework of seriousness, flexibility, and respect".
Politburo member Machado Ventura tells Granma that the emphasis placed this
year on the working goals of the base organizations of the PCC is contained in Fi-
del's notions on Cuban economy.
Fidel Castro and Politburo alternate member Roberto Veiga attend the funeral for
victims of the air crash on 19 January.
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January 23 Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle announces in Cienfuegos that last year
an infant mortality rate of 15 per 1,000 live births, the lowest in Cuba's history,
was attained.
Granma reports that at the express wishes of her parents, Alexandra Pollack, the
American killed in the January 19 Cubana crash, had been buried in Havana's
Colon Cemetary.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, and alternate Politburo
member Perez Herrero attend the opening of the Sixth Plenum of the National
Committee of the Union of Young Communists.
Havana press reports that in 1984, for the first time since it was founded, the Cu-
ban Fishing Fleet showed a profit.
January 25 In a Havana press conference, Bishop Malone, President of the National
Conference of Catholic Bishops, says Fidel Castro expressed willingness to meet
with Pope John Paul II in Cuba or Rome.
The Boston Herald reports that Castro talked to the delegation from the US
National Conference of Catholic Bishops about Cuba's educational system.
In a press conference, Minister of Communications Pedro Guelmes calls for
maintaining quality services despite restrictions on energy and material resources.
The Boston Globe reports that the US bishops visiting Cuba toured the Lenin
Vocational High School where students study in the morning and pick lemons in
the afternoon.
Prensa Latina, Mexico City, reports that Fidel Castro met with the delegation
from the US National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
January 26 The US Catholic bishops returning from Cuba say they are mildly encouraged by
improvements in church-state relations, but expressed concern over religious
discrimination in Cuba.
January 28 President of the National Association of Small Farmers Jose Ramirez Cruz
inaugurates a pioneer campsite at an agricultural cooperative in Cienfuegos
Province.
Jose Ramirez Cruz announces that 66 percent of the country's peasant land is
under the agricultural production cooperative system, not counting those coopera-
tives incorporated under state enterprises.
The Second National SEPMI Conference is held This concludes the process of
incorporating SEPMI into the Union of Young Communists which has been
successfully carried out throughout the country.
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January 29 NBC news in Washington says that Robert Vesco is smuggling high technology
computer and communications equipment to Cuba, Nicaragua, and East Bloc
countries in exchange for sanctuary in Cuba.
January 30 Work Safety Director of the Ministry of Construction Orestes Gonzalez reports
that there were more than 50 deaths in the construction sector in 1984 due to
work-related accidents.
January 31 Archbishop Jaime Ortega of Havana tells Reuters that talks with Fidel Castro will
take place in a few months about ways of improving relations between the church
and government.
The 11th plenum of the Central Committee is held in Havana. Fidel Castro speaks
on Cuba's foreign policies.
At the plenum, Antonio Perez Herrero is released from the offices of alternate Po-
litburo member and as a member of the Central Committee Secretariat.
At the plenum, Jose Ramon Balaguer is designated a new Secretariat member
responsible for the departments of Education, Science, and Sports.
At the plenum, Jorge Risquet is designated to head the Central Committee's
Department of Revolutionary Orientation (DOR) and the Department of Culture.
The 11th plenum announces that the new director of the Revolutionary Orienta-
tion Department will be Carlos Aldana Escalante.
Former director of the DOR Orlando Fundora will head the Movement for Peace
and Solidarity of the Peoples, according to an announcement made at the 11th ple-
num of the Central Committee.
At the plenum, Julio Camacho Aguillera is proposed to be the First Party
Secretary to Santiago de Cuba. Jorge Lezcano Perez is proposed as First Party
Secretary in Havana City.
Severo Aguirre del Cristo is recommended as Vice President of the National
Assembly of the People's Government during the plenum.
Politburo member and first party secretary in Havana Julio Camacho Aguilera
closes a meeting on economy in which 1,000 budgeted enterprises and units in
Havana City were discussed.
The Archbishop of Havana Jaime Ortega denies to Reuters that any upcoming
talks with Fidel Castro would center on the possibility of a visit to Cuba by Pope
John Paul.
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President of the Federation of Cuban Women Vilma Espin receives a group of del-
egates to the fifth meeting of the UN International Research and Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez speaks at the Raul Garcia Institute of International
Relations in Havana saying that in 1984 Cuba made great achievements in
defense as well as in the economy.
At the Raul Garcia Institute, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez also says that the current
Reagan administration is the most reactionary and aggressive government Cuba
has faced since the revolution.
February 1 The Ministry of Basic Industry announces that production of goods has increased
7 percent compared to last year, and it has set 32 new production records.
In an interview in Havana with editors of The Washington Post, Fidel Castro says
"we are not impatient, nor are we anxious" for an improvement in relations with
the US.
Fidel Castro reiterates his willingness to "exchange views with the US on any
topic," during an interview with editors of The Washington Post.
In his interview, Fidel Castro also indicated he may be prepared to scale down Cu-
ba's military efforts in Africa and confirmed that Cuba has significantly reduced
troops in Ethiopia.
At the opening of the 50th meeting of the General Organization of Cuban Trade
Unions, Roberto Veiga stresses the importance of making 1985 the year of
greatest economic results since the revolution.
Minister of Transportation Guillermo Garcia speaks at the main ceremony
commemorating railroad workers day. The Tony Santiago rail-welding plant, built
with Soviet assistance, is inaugurated.
Minister President of the State Committee for Material and Technical Supply
Irma Sanchez speaks on economic matters at the 50th meeting of the General
Organization of Cuban Trade Unions.
During the party congress, Raul announces that a US SR-71 spy plane circumna-
vigated the island without violating Cuba's national territory.
February 6 Isidoro Malmierca says he discussed the situation in southern Africa with
Gromyko and that "our viewpoints on those questions coincide".
William Alexander says Castro is willing to negotiate with the US on airline
hijacking prevention, radio signal interference, marine rescues, and fishing.
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February 7 The Secretariat of the Cuban Movement for the Peace and Sovereignty of the
Peoples approves the designation of Orlando Fundora Lopez as president.
Havana press reports that the Ministry of Basic Industry produced exportable
goods equivalent to more than 370 million pesos last year. Its goal for 1985 is 440
million pesos.
Costa Rican President Monge says conditions are not appropriate for reestablish-
ing diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba.
February 11 In an interview on the "MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour" shown on PBS, Fidel Castro
says that Cuba's relations with the Soviets are "better than ever."
During an interview, Fidel Castro says President Reagan has shown some
flexibility in foreign affairs since the election, but blasts the US for questioning
Havana's right to aid Nicaragua.
In an interview with PBS, he adds that closer US-Cuban ties would ease global
tensions but "I will not change a single one of my principles for a 1000 relations
with a 1000 countries like the US."
The joint Cuba-Guinea-Bissau committee for economic and scientific-technical
cooperation opens in Havana. Minister of Justice Juan Escalona presides.
In an interview with Notimex, Cuba's Minister Without Portfolio Levi Farah says
the US has used its economic power to block the Contadora efforts. efforts.
A high-ranking Cuban Foreign Ministry official denies in a report to Reuters that
Havana has asked Costa Rica to help ease tensions between Havana and
Washington.
Havana International Service reports that Cuba will enter the atomic age when
the nuclear energy plant being built in Cienfuegos begins operating in 1990.
February 12 In the second part of his interview with PBS, Fidel Castro says he will surrender
power if he feels that old age or infirmity prevent him from carrying out his duties.
In his PBS interview Fidel Castro says that Cuba has tripled the weaponry of its
armed forces and "every citizen is armed" for defense since the US-led interven-
tion in Grenada.
In his PBS interview Fidel Castro says there are no Cubans who have been
imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs. "A bit under 200" are serving
sentences for political defenses.
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February 14 Jesus Montane speaks in Montijo saying the Cubans have made Cuba a fortress
impossible for any aggressor to conquer and expresses solidarity with those in
Africa confronting racist regimes.
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Party Secretariat member Jose Ramon Balaguer receives the shield of Santiago de
Cuba for his revolutionary work and dedication as a party leader. Julio Camacho
Aguilera presents the award.
Members of the diplomatic mission in Havana propose that Fidel Castro and other
Politburo members be precandidates to the party's congress to be held in Havana
in December.
Delegates from 12 countries attend a seminar in Havana on Caribbean network of
educational initiatives to learn of Cuba's experience in incorporating productive
work into general education.
Politburo member Blas Roca presents a draft of the civil code to Flavio Bravo.
Blas speaks of the importance to Cuba to have this code which is in accordance
with the new reality of the revolution.
In an interview with EFE, Fidel Castro issues a dramatic warning to the
industrialized countries concerning the threat that Latin America's "unpayable"
foreign debt poses for world peace.
Armando Hart, Julio Camacho Aguilera and Vilma Espin preside at the
inauguration of a park and monument dedicated to the memory of Frank Pais
Garcia near Santiago. Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle inaugurates in
Sancti Spiritus the first public health education center in Cuba.
February 19 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca speak at a Minrex meeting.
Malmierca says Cuba has relations with 122 states, 120 at the ambassadorrial
level and two with consular representation.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado presides over the inauguration of the new
Battle of Santa Clara Sugar Mill in Villa Clara Province. The mill has a
production capacity of 700 metric tons.
Granma reports that US assertions that its military presence in Honduras has
helped the local people in areas of health services are farcial.
February 20 Closing the Minrex meeting, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez says that Cuba's contribu-
tion to the economic revolution should be to reduce imports from capitalist and so-
cialist countries.
Havana TV announces that the Union of Caribbean Construction Enterprises
fulfilled its foreign construction program last year. Over 4,000 workers are
determined to increase production in 1985.
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Vilva Espin attends the second national assembly of the Federation of Cuban
Women-Revolutionary Armed Forces Front in Havana. Women in the military
and Territorial Militia are discussed.
February 21 The inter-African coffee organization's secretariat in Abidjan announces that
Cuba has joined the 1983 International Coffee organization as an exporting
member.
Jose Ramon Machado and Sergio del Valle attend a ceremony in which Raul
Dorticos Torrado receives the distinction of professor emeritus at Havana's
Institute of Higher Education of Medical Sciences.
February 22 At a Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions meeting, it was announced that
there was a 5-percent nationwide increase in women entering the work force last
year.
February 23 Vice President of the Council of Ministers Joel Domenech inaugurates the second
mini-hydroelectric unit in Guantanamo Province. At a military service in Lenin
Park, more than 150 young women from Havana are inducted into an anti-aircraft
artillery group for two years service.
February 25 Raul Castro visits Pinar del Rio Province and notes the progress being made in de-
fense training. In Los Palacios municipality. Raul tours the main training center
built with local resources.
February 26 Lima press reports that President Ortega of Nicaragua says there are fewer than
1,000 Cuban military advisers in Nicaragua, 50 of whom will return home in May.
A military report released in Lisbon by UNITA states that 285 Angolan and 31
Cuban soldiers were killed from 14 to 25 February in attacks launched by UNITA
guerrillas.
A new research plant is inaugurated in Mao municipality, Holguin Province. The
Cuban Government contributed 6 million pesos for the plant's construction, the
UN contributed 4 million pesos.
February 26-27 The fourth scientific conference of social sciences is held in Havana. 2,000 Cuban,
Latin American, and European delegates attend the conference.
February 27 Minister of Agriculture Adolfo Diaz reports that 1984 was a record year for sales
to the state with the production of more than 20.3 million quintals of agricultural
goods.
The Las Lateritas research center's pilot plant in northern Oriente is inaugurated.
It will open a new path in research and is increasing the recuperation of nickel.
In a radio announcement Daniel Ortega says he will withdraw 100 Cuban military
advisers from Nicaragua and that the government would cease acquiring arms.
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At the 14th plenum of the agricultural union's national committee, Politburo
alternate member Roberto Viega says that nine agricultural production records
were set in 1984.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives UN official Margaret Joan Austin, General
Under Secretary of the Technical Cooperation Department for Development. She
attended the inauguration in Moa.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet sends a congratulatory letter to port workers, who
in February were able to distribute to industry some 800,000 tons of imported
goods.
Granma reports that Fidel Castro met with Oscar Alende, President of the
Argentine Intransigent Party who visited Cuba at the invitation of the Communist
Party of Cuba.
The government issues a statement of support for the measures announced on 27
February by Nicaraguan authorities for a political solution to the Central
American conflict.
The Fourth Federation of Cuban Women Congress (FMC) opens in Havana. Fidel
Castro, Jesus Montane, and others attend the opening ceremony.
At the Federation of Cuban Women's Congress in Havana, Politburo alternate
member Roberto Veiga says that the complete victory of the revolution would not
be possible if it were not for women.
Delegates to the Fourth Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women are
currently studying the possibility of fathers participating in the care of hospitalized
children.
During his speech at the Women's Congress, Fidel Castro analyzed the advantages
of paternal care for children.
Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle speaks at the Women's Congress saying
studies are currently being done on men participating as companions to hospital-
ized children and adults.
Fidel Castro attends the second day of sessions of the Fourth Congress of the
Federation of Cuban Women. He termed matters dealing with women's job
opportunities as the topic to be examined.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry issues a statement condemning the acts of genocide
that Israeli occupation troops are carrying out against the people of southern
Lebanon.
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The Border Guards' eastern district is awarded the Santiago de Cuba's heroic city
flag during a ceremony commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the founding of
the border guard units.
March 7 The Ministry of Light Industry's union for refining and distributing petroleum
plans to extract 800,000 tons of domestic crude oil this year.
At the Womens' Congress, a proposal by Havana City is approved granting an
award called the 23d of August to those FMC members who for 20 or 25 years
conducted meritorious work in the FMC.
Speaking at the fourth FMC Congress, President of the National Association of
Small Farmers Jose Ramirez Cruz underscores that Cuban women will always be
able to count on the peasant's support.
On the second day of the Womens' Congress, Fidel emphasizes that the
achievements Cuba has made in health make it comparable with the best services
in the world in the pediatrics field.
President of the People's Savings Bank Oscar Alcalde arrives in Cuba from
Panama where he attended the Latin American group meeting on savings banks.
Fidel Castro presents awards to Vilma Espin, who is confirmed as President of the
FMC, and others, and holds a reception for delegates to the Fourth FMC
Congress.
On the third day of the Womens' Congress, Fidel Castro presides over the morning
session saying that a more persistent fight was needed in the matter of full equality
for women.
Arthur Brown, Assistant Secretary General of the UN Development Program
attends the inauguration of a multipurpose pilot plant which will produce 10 types
of medicines basic to human health.
The Council of State issues a decree declaring official mourning until 13 March on
the death of Konstantin Chernenko, General Secretary of the CPSU Central
Committee of the Soviet Union.
A condolence book on the death of Konstantin Chernenko is opened at the Soviet
Embassy in Havana. Foreign Minister Malmierca, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, and
Blas Roca sign the book.
At an assessment meeting held by the party committee in the Paco Cabrera
tobacco enterprise in Cosolacion del Sur, Politburo member Jose Machado
Ventura stresses the need to save.
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Commander of the Revolution Guillermo Garcia chairs the inaugural session of
the 13th Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain. Its main
objective is to improve and extend service.
The 13th Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain is held in Cuba.
About 90 delegates and 21 countries will attend the first congress of this union to
be held in Cuba.
Fidel Castro sends a message of condolence to Mikhail Gorbachev, General
Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, on the death of Konstantin
Chernenko.
On the occasion of the death of Konstantin Chernenko, party and government
leaders and the general public sign books of condolence throughout the entire
country.
President Reagan announces he will nominate Midge Decter, an author and editor,
as a democratic member of the advisory board for radio broadcasting to Cuba,
formed to oversee Radio Marti.
Ministers Jose Lopez Moreno and Georgiy Karavayev sign a construction
cooperation protocol in Havana. Politburo member Cienfuegos and Central
Committee member Crombet chair the meeting.
March 14 Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Carlos Galliza, Secretary
General of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, to discuss party relations.
In his interview with Dan Rather, Fidel Castro strongly denies any involvement by
his government in drug trafficking. He says there is neither consumption of drugs
nor trafficking in Cuba.
US administration officials say they do not believe Fidel Castro is loosening his
ties with Moscow, even though he stayed away from Chernenko's funeral.
In a CBS interview, Fidel Castro says he is eager to cooperate with the US in stop-
ping international drug trafficking, even offering to shoot down drug-running
aircraft over his island.
In a CBS news interview, Fidel Castro does not rule out an effort to improve rela-
tions with Washington; he says he would not sacrifice his ties with other nations to
please the US.
Castro denies that souring diplomatic relations had kept him for attending the
funeral of Soviet leader Chernenko.
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In his interview Fidel denies that there was a Soviet submarine base in Cuba. He
said there is a small base with Cuban submarines, two or three, diesel, they are not
nuclear.
In a communique delivered to Agence France-Presse, UNITA says its forces had
shot down a MIG-21 of the Angolan Air Force and its pilot was Cuban, Captain
Garcia Ortega Gonzales.
At the 1984 Construction Ministry work assessment meeting in Havana, Jaime
Crombet announces that the Construction Ministry built projects worth over 1.8
billion pesos last year.
March 17 The State Department reports that Cuba refuses to return the body of a US citizen
who was arrested in Cuba when he arrived to visit relatives and died four months
ago in jail.
The Miami Herald reports that Deputy Foreign Minister Alarcon says the number
of Mariel boatlift refugees allowed to return to Cuba is limited to the 2,746
identified in the agreement with the US.
Angola press announces that 38 soldiers of the People's Armed Forces for the
Liberation of Angola and 7 Cubans have been killed in the war in Angola's
Kwanza Norte Province.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez presents a banner accrediting the Cienfuegos labor
movement as victorious in the battle for 9th grade education.
March 19 Hamburg TV reports an interview by Swedish correspondent Toegensen in
Havana. Fidel says there is a possibility that Cuban troops will be withdrawn from
Africa if UN agreements are reached.
The fifth meeting of representatives of the CEMA Council for Scientific and
Technical Cooperation in medical and immunobiological products begins in
Havana.
Twenty-eight Cubans who came to the US in the Mariel boatlift become the
second group of refugees to be deported to Cuba in an agreement reached in
December with Cuba.
March 20 The Latin American-Caribbean Student Youth meeting for peace and against
imperialist intervention is inaugurated in Havana by Walid Masri, President of the
World Federation of Democratic Youth.
Politburo alternate member Armando Acosta presents the 28 September decora-
tion to 21 CDR members in the town of Boqueron, Guantanamo Province; he
urges them to work for production and defense.
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The Bank of Cuba reports that tougher Soviet trade demands will force Cuba to
buy $100 million in sugar on the world market. A similar purchase was made last
year to meet commitments to Moscow.
Minister-President of the Central Bank of Cuba Raul Leon Torras participates in
talks to reschedule part of its foreign debt with representatives from other
countries.
Representatives from more than 100 countries attend a meeting of the World
Peace Council in Moscow. Orlando Fundora is nominated as vice president of the
council.
Fidel Castro meets with a delegation of American church leaders and peace
activists from the Florida Council of Churches before the delegation ends its two
weeks visit to Cuba.
The Florida Council of Churches and the Cuban Ecumenical Council issue a joint
statement demanding the renewal of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
March 22 Seventeen Cubans (Marielitos) are arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota and
charged with being part of a group of traffickers in drugs and weapons.
Angola press announces that UNITA forces attacked a People's Armed Forces for
the Liberation of Angola contingent that was defending the town of Caxito killing
13 FAPLA soldiers and a Cuban.
The main event of the 26 July anniversary celebrations will be held in Guantana-
mo Province. Roberto Veiga salutes the efforts of the people for their work in this
event.
The ninth meeting of public health coordinators of the Nonaligned Movement
begins in Havana. Minister of Public Health del Valle says health aid to Africa
should be quick and free.
Havana officially announces the removal of Nivaldo Herrera from his position as
president of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television and his replacement by
Ismael Gonzalez.
During a meeting at the UN subcommittee, Cuban delegate Rosa Diagui calls for
elaborating legal measures to avoid militarizing space.
Three Cubans were killed in clashes with UNITA forces and thirteen vehicles,
including three armored cars transporting Cubans, were destroyed by UNITA
forces in Samba-Caju-Kamabatela road.
Roberto Veiga, Secretary General of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade
Unions, attends the 37th meeting of the administrative committee of the Interna-
tional Union of Food Industry Workers.
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At the Havana municipality of Guira de Melena, site of the second national
plenum on irrigation, it was announced that more than 220,000 caballerias were
irrigated during 1984.
March 28 Prensa Latina reports in an interview with Excelsior that Fidel Castro said Latin
America's foreign debt is an economic, political, and moral impossibility.
Granma announces the appointment of Rosa Helena Simeon Negrin as President
of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. She is replacing Wilfredo Torres.
Granma announces the appointment of Robert Logando Zas as Minister of Light
Industry. He is replacing Manuel Millares Rodriguez.
Granma announces the appointment of Rodrigo Garcia Leon as Minister President
of the State Committee for Finance. He is replacing Francisco Garcia Valls.
Granma announces the appointment of Conrado Martinez Corona as President of
the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation. He is
replacing Carlos Galvan Vila.
Granma announces the appointment of Alberto Juan Torena for the post of Vice
President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation.
He is replacing Miguel Llaneras.
Havana press announces that Roberto Oganda Zas, Regional Secretary of the
Communist Party has replaced Manuel Millares as Light Industries Minister.
In an effort to revitalize Cuba's economy, Rodrigo Garcia Leon takes over the
presidency of the State Finance Committee from Francisco Garcia Valls.
In a TV interview in Cuba, Mario Rueda Pena says that drug addiction in the US
is an evil rooted in the American way of life.
Jorge Risquet presents a banner accrediting Havana Province as millionaire
province in the current sugarcane competition at a formal ceremony held at San
Pedro.
Prensa Latina reports that Rene Portocarrero, considered Cuba's finest modern
artist, died today at age 73.
Speaking at the UN-sponsored seminar on decolonization, Foreign Minister
Malmierca says the most important US colony, from an economic as well as
population standpoint, is Puerto Rico.
Isidoro Malmierca opens a UN seminar on decolonization in Havana. Representa-
tives from 10 countries and other UN organizations will attend, including
Dominican Republic statesman Juan Bosch.
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Bridgetown press announces that Cuba, with the help of the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization, will open a $4.5 million multipurpose pilot
plant producing drugs in Havana.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart presides over the opening ceremony of the 17th
annual conference of Caribbean historians in Havana.
April 10 Fidel Castro greets Raul Castro at Jose Marti International Airport upon his
return from the USSR, Poland, and East Germany.
April 11
Havana press announces that 100 youths who have completed military training or
belong to the Youth Labor Army will soon leave for the USSR to train in the con-
struction of oil pipelines.
The Architecture and Urbanism Directorate of Cardenas, Matanzas, reports that
work on 59 projects was halted during the first quarter of this year for violations of
the licensing regulations.
Fidel Castro meets with Abdul Kuroma, Chairman of the UN Special Committee
on Decolonization who reported on the seminar held from 8-10 April. They discuss
various matters of world interest.
April 15 Leon Febres-Cordero and Fidel Castro visit Cienfuegos and tour the regional
economic centers.
Juan Almeida and Jorge Risquet preside over the main ceremony commemorating
the 24th anniversary of the proclamation of the revolution's socialist nature and
militiamen's day.
April 16-18 The 15th session of the Soviet-Cuban intergovernmental commission on economic
and scientific-technical cooperation is held in Havana.
In an interview with an Ecuadoran journalist, Fidel Castro says he and Febres-
Cordero discussed trade, support for the Contadora negotiations, and agreed that
foreign debt is an unbearable burden. A third group of 31 Cubans classified as in-
eligible by the US Government arrive in Havana; 62 Cuban emigres are already in
the US by virtue of agreements signed by the US and Cuba in December.
Havana press reports that the 16th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade will
arrive in Havana from the US on 21 April to spend 2 weeks working the potato
harvest.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Ivan Arkhipov sign the protocol containing the
agreements made during the Cuban-Soviet intergovernmental commission meet-
ing. Fidel attends the signing.
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The Cuban Foreign Ministry issues a declaration rejecting and condemning the
South African racist regime's unilateral decision to install a so-called temporary
government in Namibia.
Raul Castro sends a congratulatory message to Venezuela municipality in Ciego
de Avila Province on the occasion of it being proclaimed ready for defense.
April 23 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez presides over the University of Havana's main ceremony
commemorating Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's 115th birthday anniversary.
April 25 Nicaragua announces that 100 Cuban military advisers will leave the country on 2
May and that it will pardon 107 political prisoners.
In a letter to UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar, the Cuban Foreign Ministry
rejects the new South African maneuver of installing a socalled interim govern-
ment in Namibia.
Forty-four Cubans return to Cuba in the fourth deportation flight under an
agreement between the US and Cuba.
April 26 Havana press announces that Elena Gil, an anti-Machado fighter and trade union
leader in the 1930's, died today.
At the International Medical Exposition in Havana, Fidel Castro says that Cuba
now occupies the number-one spot in the Third World in regards to public health.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and other Cuban and Soviet officials participate in a
meeting in Havana with D. I. Maslakov, First Deputy Chairman of Gosplan to dis-
cuss the development of electronics in Cuba.
The 16th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade visiting Cuba finished its
agricultural and construction work. The 154 brigade members from 10 regions of
the US contributed 2,300 pesos to Cuba.
Fidel Castro leads Cuba's May Day parade through Revolution Square. He and
other leaders of the Central Committee watch 500,000 workers march in a parade
chanting, for Cuba with Fidel.
Secretary General of the Central Organization of Cuban Trades Unions Roberto
Veiga, speaking at the May Day celebrations in Havana, stresses support for
cancellation of the foreign debt.
Raul Castro attends May Day ceremonies in Sancti Spiritus and presents the ninth
grade battle achievers banner to the labor movement.
Raul Castro, Jorge Risquet, and Rosario Fernandez, member of the Central
Organization of Cuban Trade Unions in Sancti Spiritus holds a press conference
on the 5th anniversary of the founding of the MTT.
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Havana TV reports that the US Government has asked the Nicaraguan Govern-
ment to break relations with Cuba and the USSR as a condition for the suspension
of the trade blockade imposed by the US.
In a farewell ceremony for 100 departing Cuban military advisers, Nicaraguan
Defense Minister Humberto Ortega says, "We are not stepping back even one
millimeter in our relations with Cuba."
Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Alarcon says the trade embargo imposed on
Nicaragua by the US, "is an irresponsible measure and part of an escalation that
could include other types of actions."
The Georgi Dimitrov Brigade of Cuban construction workers returns to Havana
after working one year at the nuclear power plant in Kozloduy, Bulgaria.
Raul Castro greets 100 Cuban military advisers who return after training
Government troops in Nicaragua. Prensa Latina condemns as "immoral" Presi-
dent Reagan's decision to impose a total trade embargo on Nicaragua.
Granma denounces the US trade embargo imposed on Nicaragua and says the
Sandinist people will not be subdued or frightened.
May 5 At the closing of the national meeting of students of technical sciences, Fidel
Castro says the quality of Cuba's youth is one of Cuba's most important resources.
In a meeting with the diplomatic corps, Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Konstantin
Katushev says that trade between the two countries will increase to more than 8
billion rubles per year.
Prensa Latina reports that the coordinating bureau of the countries of the
Nonaligned Movement condemn the trade embargo and other economic measures
imposed by the US against Nicaragua.
Soviet Deputy Chairman Ivan Kalin arrives in Havana to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Soviets in the Great Patriotic War and the 25th anniversary of
Soviet-Cuban relations.
Minister of Interior Ramiro Valdes decorates Soviet specialists working in the
ministry with the Ernesto Guevara Order, First Degree and the Internationalist
Combatant Medal, Second Class.
Politburo alternate member Jose Ramirez Cruz and Minister of the Sugar
Industry Diocles Torralba preside over the second national meeting of sugarcane
cooperative members in Matanzas Province.
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Cuba and the Soviet Union celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations. Fidel Castro attends the ceremony in Havana; Raul Castro
and Ivan Kalin speak.
Raul Castro says that Cuba's ties with the Soviet Union are as unshakable as ever
and will remain so. Ivan Kalin and Flavio Bravo, President of the National
Assembly discuss matters of mutual interest related to the work of the two
organizations.
ILO Director General Francis Blanchard arrives in Havana to attend meetings
with Roberto Veiga, CTC Secretary General.
Raul Castro presides over a military ceremony on the 40th anniversary of the
victory over fascism at the tomb of the Soviet internationalist soldiers in Havana.
Ivan Kalin also is present.
Foreign Minister Malmierca meets with Ivan Kalin. During the meeting they
underscore the friendship ties which unite the two countries. In Havana, Ivan
Kalin places a floral wreath in tribute to 78 Cuban soldiers who died fulfilling
their duties during World War II.
Havana press reports that Uruguayan Senator Juan Adolfo Singer, while attend-
ing a meeting in Washington, said that his country plans to increase trade with
Cuba.
Fidel and Raul Castro, and Ivan Kalin attend a reception in Havana held by
USSR Ambassador Konstantin Katushev on the occasion of the 40th anniversary
of fascism's defeat...
Fidel Castro presents the Felix Varela Order, First Grade, to Venezuelan
intellectual Miguel Otero,'lva. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Armando Hart
attend the ceremony.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Solomentsev preside over the ceremony of the
Cuban-Soviet Friendship Association marking the 40th anniversary of the victory
over fascism.
Solomentsev assures the Cuban people that the Soviet people have been, are, and
will always be faithful friends and comrades.
Francis Blanchard, Director General of the ILO, expresses satisfaction with what
he observed in Cuba and was impressed by the views of Fidel Castro.
Jorge Risquet speaks at a Cuban-Soviet friendship ceremony in Havana support-
ing the USSR's effort to halt or reverse the nuclear arms race in the world and to
prevent the US from carrying it into space.
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Jorge Risquet speaks at the Cuban-Soviet Friendship ceremony by discussing
various aspects of Cuban-Soviet cooperation, including economic, scientific, and
cultural relations.
Mikhail Solomentsev speaks at the closing of the Cuban-Soviet Friendship
ceremony in Havana saying that although Cuba and the USSR are miles apart,
"we are strongly linked by internationalism."
May 15 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives Enrique Olivares Santana who presents his
credentials as Mexican Ambassador to Cuba.
Fidel and Raul Castro and other Cuban leaders receive the commemorative medal
of the 40 years of victory of the Great Patriotic War from Mikhail Solomentsev.
Jesus Montane accompanies Mikhail Solomentsev and his delegation to the Isle of
Youth where they take part in the opening of a new printing combine built with
technical assistance from the Soviets.
May 17 Solomentsev departs for the USSR. Jorge Risquet and Jesus Montane Oropesa bid
him farewell at Jose Marti Airport.
Havana press announces that Villa Clara Province has met its raw sugar
production plan for the present harvest by completing production of 1,005,000
metric tons of sugar.
The US launches Radio Marti, a Spanish-language broadcast service to Cuba.
Fidel Castro reacts by suspending the immigration pact, halting visits to Cuba by
Cuban-Americans, and radio jamming.
Eleven former Cuban political prisoners, the first to be freed Ode a 1984 US-
Cuba accord, arrive in Miami Airport minutes before Fidel c tro shuts off
emigration from Cuba.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado presides at a party meeting in Cienfue-
gos. He says the best use of the workday should be supervised by the party through
the militants and administrations.
Secretariat member Balaguer presides at a party meeting in Villa Clara. He says it
is necessary, with respect to cadre policy, to fulfill one of the resolutions adopted
by the party congress.
May 21 TASS reports that Radio Marti's broadcasts to Cuba are "ideological sabotage"
against the island.
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Thousands of workers, students, and officials take part in Havana and other
Cuban cities in demonstrations in support of the government's resolute reply to the
US for beginning Radio Marti. A meeting is held with generals, officials,
sergeants, soldiers, and civilian employees who work at the Ministry of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces to denounce Radio Marti. Cuban labor, social, and
cultural organizations condemn the US decision to initiate transmission of Radio
Marti. Havana press reports that Cuba has stepped up its attempts to jam Radio
Marti. Havana TV reports that the Permanent Congress for Latin American
Workers Trade Union Unity condemns the subversive US broadcasts against
Cuba. Politburo member Pedro Miret and Central Committee alternate member
Marcos Portal preside over an event in Havana in support of the Cuban position in
response to Radio Marti.
Culture Minister Armando Hart, Cuban artists, and intellectuals sign a draft
document in response to Radio Marti reaffirming to defend the future with
weapons in hand if necessary.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez closes the first meeting of young attorneys held on the
Isle of Youth. He discusses the importance of judicial work in all crimes and in
economic matters as well.
Cuban Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas conveys a message from Fidel
Castro to UN Secretary General de Cuellar in which Fidel calls the US decision to
begin Radio Marti cynical and provocative.
Paris press reports that Cuban candidates for immigration can travel to the US via
other countries, despite the suppression of the immigration agreements between
Havana and Washington.
The National Association of Cuban Economists condemns Radio Marti.
Cuban religious organizations release a declaration supporting the government's
position on Washington's anti-Cuban Radio station, Radio Marti.
Havana International Service inaugurates an hour-long Havana English broadcast
to North America.
UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar arrives in Havana. He discusses the world
economic situation, Central America, and South Africa with Fidel Castro, Carlos
Rafael Rodriguez and I. Malmierca.
The 48th meeting of the CEMA Permanent Commission for Cooperation in the
Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy opens in Havana.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo announces that the eighth
regular meeting of the second session of the National Assembly is scheduled for
4 and 5 July.
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May 29 For the first time outside Europe, an exhibit of nuclear equipment and instruments
from socialist areas begins in Havana.
Secretary General of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions Roberto
Veiga announces that a trade union conference of Latin American and Caribbean
workers will be held 15-17 July in Havana.
Fidel Castro and de Cuellar visit the Isle of Youth. Fidel tells Namibian students
he is willing to send "200,000" more Cuban troops to Angola if South Africa fails
to grant Namibia independence.
Fidel Castro speaks to students on the Isle of Youth suggesting the possibility of a
US invasion of Cuba. He says the results would be "the Americans will have more
dead than in World War II."
Perez de Cuellar addresses Namibian students on the Isle of Youth telling them it
is a sacred duty for him and the organization which he heads to continue working
for Namibia's independence.
At a press conference in Havana, Perez de Cuellar says that the UN will not re-
quest the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola because that is a bilateral
matter.
Perez de Cuellar also says that he is very pleased by Fidel Castro's encouragement
to him about Latin America's foreign debt.
During his talks with Castro, de Cuellar says that they did not officially discuss
Radio Marti, but Castro said he felt it was an insult to name the radio station after
Cuba's national hero.
Five residents from other countries receive a letter of congratulations from the
interior minister on becoming Cuban citizens.
On Namibia, Perez de Cuellar says nobody has the right to move away from UN
Resolution 435 which calls for the withdrawal of South Africa from that territory
and free elections.
Havana TV announces that spring sugarcane planting is considerably behind
schedule. Of the more than 13,000 caballerias that should be planted by now, only
8,941 have been.
Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, and other Cuban officials take part in a ceremony at
Jose Marti International Airport where Perez de Cuellar departs for the Domini-
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During a technical stopover in Mexico City, Isidoro Malmierca says the US-
Cuban immigration agreement will remain suspended until the provocations
transmitted over Radio Marti cease.
In an interview with Bohemia, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez asserts that national
independence is an indispensable prerequisite for development.
The 48th meeting of the CEMA Permanent Commission for Cooperation in the
Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy concludes with the signing of a protocol and issues
a communique opposing the arms race.
In Mexico City, Malmierca tells reporters that the immigration agreement
between the US and Cuba will remain suspended until Radio Marti ends.
The Cuban National Bank discloses that Moscow pays Havana 10 times the world
price of sugar as part of its long-term support for the Cuban Government.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez tells delegates to the CEMA nuclear meeting that Cuba
attributes great significance to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, especially
electrical energy.
Vilma Espin meets with more than 200 delegates from 24 countries who are
participating in the Latin America and Caribbean women's meeting in Havana.
Fidel Castro also meets the delegates.
Fidel Castro attends discussions on foreign debt that are taking place at the
meeting on the role of women today in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Cuba asks Western banks and governments for more flexible terms in the
repayment of its foreign debt. Cuba has $3.4 billion in foreign debts to the West
and has to repay $260 million this year.
Fidel Castro meets with Andronik Melkonovich Petrosyants, Chairman of the
Soviet Committee for the Utilization of Atomic Energy to discuss construction of
the Juragua nuclear power plant.
Politburo members Jorge Risquet and Roberto Veiga preside over a meeting
commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Travajadores newspaper.
Havana International Service reports that the thermoelectric plant located east of
Havana will be completed and that the setup of 500-kilovolt transmission lines will
continue.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura presides over the ceremony of
the creation of the Pinar del Rio City Forest. Raul Castro visits Sancti Spiritus
Province and awards Ready for the Defense banners to Jatibonico and Teguaso,
the first in the province to simultaneously reach that level.
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At a press conference on the occasion of a Latin American women's meeting, Fidel
Castro says the Panamanian National Defense Forces are the most intelligent and
astute Latin Americans he knows.
June 12-14 Latin American Communist Party representatives meet in Havana and discuss the
Latin American economic crisis, Central America, and Chile.
Havana Radio announces that Guillermo Garcia, Minister of Transportation, has
been dismissed from his position and will be replaced by Diocles Torralba
Gonzalez, Minister of the Sugar Industry.
Havana Radio announces that Antonio Rodriguez Maurell is the new Minister of
the Sugar Industry.
The Council of State announces the creation of the Cuban Civil Aeronautics
Institute and the appointment of Luis Orlando Dominguez as its president.
Cubana de Aviacion reports that it has enlarged its air fleet with two Soviet IL-76
wide-body cargo planes which have a maximum capacity of 40 tons of cargo each.
Havana press announces that young workers, male or female, who wish to work
and qualify in CEMA socialist countries can do so if they have a minimum of I
year experience in production or services.
The State Department will suspend the processing of preference immigrant visas
in Havana on 18 June in response to Cuba's suspension of last December's
immigration agreement with the US.
National Institute of Tourism President Padron, Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas,
and Nicaraguan Tourism Minister Herty Lweites open the sixth tourism conven-
tion, Cuba-Tur-85, in Havana.
Kim Yong-nam and his delegation visit the Havana City Center of Biological
Research and are informed on the production of interferon. Cuba is one of 14
countries producing this substance.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart and National Coordinator of the Committees
for the Defense of the Revolution Armando Acosta sign an agreement for
cooperation between the two organizations.
June 16 In Cuba Socialista, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart says that in 15 years Cuba will be
able to transfer 25 percent of electricity production to nuclear power stations.
June 17-20 Raul Castro visits eight municipalities in Las Tunas and inaugurates the Paco
Cabrera provincial school of the Territorial Troops Militia in Puerto Padre.
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At the inauguration of the Alejo Carpentier printing shop in Las Tunas, Politburo
member Ramon Machado says the plan to remodel and modernize the national
press should be completed by 1990.
The US diplomatic mission in Havana stops processing visa applications from
Cubans, effectively ending Cuban immigration to the US.
Raul Castro presides over the inauguration in Las Tunas of the provincial printing
shop, Alejo Carpentier. It will print the newspaper named 26 and propaganda and
ideological materials.
Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle inaugurates the Orthopedics-85
Congress in Havana. More than 1,000 specialists from approximately 40 countries
attend.
Havana press announces that Cuba has been admitted as member with full rights
to the Latin American Parliament, which is meeting in Brasilia.
Raul Castro presents the "ready for Defense" banner to the municipality of
Majibacoa, Las Tunas Province, the first municipality of this eastern province to
win this award.
Jesus Montane meets with delegates to the Caribbean student seminar on the
economic crisis and the unpayable foreign debt in Santiago de Cuba.
Madrid press reports that UNITA has announced in Lisbon that a residence for
Cuban and Soviet troops in Huambo has been destroyed.
The London press reports that Bulgarian, Cuban, and East German troops are
fighting alongside Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes is elected delegate to the party's
third congress during the Interior Ministry's party members' third conference held
in Santiago de Cuba.
Havana radio says the US is "playing with fire" by implicating Nicaragua in the
slaying of six Americans in El Salvador.
June 21-22 Raul Castro, Vilma Espin, Guillermo Garcia, and Miguel Cano Blanco accompa-
ny a high-level delegation of the Uruguayan Communist Party on a visit to Moa in
eastern Cuba.
June 22 Raul Castro participates in several activities connected with the defense tasks in
Holguin.
Fidel Castro speaks at the closing session of the "Orthopedia-85" conference in
Havana.
The Mexican training ship Cuauhtemoc departs Havana for the United States.
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June 24 The regional Information Center that will supply news services to provinces of
Ciego de Avila and Camaguey is inaugurated in Agramonte.
Paris press, announced in Lisbon, that UNITA killed 187 Angolan and 11 Cuban
soldiers during operations between 18-22 June.
Carlos Aldana, Chairman of the Department of Revolutionary Orientation
announces the opening of a regional television information center in Camaguey
from which Tele Rebelde will broadcast.
Politburo members Juan Almeida and Jose Ramon Machado visit the installations
of the sporting goods industry, marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of
this industry.
Vilma Espin makes the closing remarks at the graduation of the Fe del Valle FMC
National Cadre School in Havana which coincides with the 10th anniversary of
the founding of the cadres.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet opens a symposium on trade movement and
economic and labor education.
Flavio Bravo returns from Brazil where he attended the 7th interparliamentary
meeting of Europe and Latin America and the 11th regular assembly of the Latin
American Parliament.
In Playboy Magazine, Fidel Castro says US-Cuban relations have worsened
"considerably" since President Reagan's election and that he would meet Reagan
in the interest of improving relations.
In the August issue of Playboy Magazine, Fidel Castro names Raul to replace him
after death, and denies Cuban involvement with Colombia in drug.smuggling.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet relays greetings from Fidel Castro to the
symposium being held in Havana on the role of the trade union movement in the
economic and labor education of the workers.
Jorge Debase, head of Cubatur, says Cuba has unveiled ambitious plans that could
soon see tourism challenging sugar as the island's main source of hard currency.
Granma announces that low rainfall and high temperatures over the past two years
have caused water rationing and a rise in diarrheal illnesses in Cuba.
Prensa Latina reports that "Air Cubana" will begin weekly flights to Brussels on
10 July. The flights will depart on Wednesdays, stopping in other European cities
before returing on Thursdays.
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The Council of State announces the release of Humberto Perez Gonzalez from his
post as Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister President of the
Central Planning Board.
Council of Ministers Vice President Jose Lopez Moreno is appointed Minister
President of the JUCEPLAN and Raul Cabrera Nunez, Minister of Construction.
Reuters report that Havana is considering a major government shakeup including
a more prominent role for Fidel Castro's younger brother, Raul, and a new Foreign
Minister.
Fidel Castro presides over the party's 12th plenum. A decision is made to postpone
the Third Party Congress until 4-7 February 1986.
The first Founder's Plaque of the National Scientific Research Center is awarded
to Fidel Castro as a major supporter of that center, which is celebrating its 20th
anniversary.
At the National Scientific Research Center's 20th anniversary celebration, Jose
Ramon Fernandez emphasizes the need for scientists to work in line with the
economy.
Raul Castro presides over a military farewell ceremony for Col. Gen. Vladimir
Konchitz, principal adviser to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces,
who concludes his work in Cuba.
Fidel Castro discusses the political situation, foreign debt, and the creation of a
new international economic order with the 650 delegates who will attend the
Youth Festival in Moscow.
Raul Castro awards banners to delegates to the 12th World Youth and Student
Festival at the University of Havana.
Fidel Castro addresses the largest graduating class ever of students from teacher
training institutes of higher education, 11,300; 2,700 with bachelors' degrees in
primary education.
A meeting of the Federation of Latin American Journalists opens in Havana with
a call for greater protection in Latin America where 210 reporters had been killed
in the last 25 years.
Raul Castro tours Guantanamo Province where the 32nd anniversary of the
Moncada victory will be held. He tours a tool factory and a salt plant and meets
with members of the Young Worker's Army.
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The FELAP Congress approves a declaration against the operation of Radio Marti
and denounces "the constant aggressions by the CIA and the US Government
against Cuba."
July 8 A water quota assignment plan is implemented in Havana to counter the prolonged
drought that has hurt agriculture throughout Cuba.
Fidel Castro presides over the eighth regular meeting of the National Assembly of
the People's Government.
The National Assenbly of the People's Government approves the release of Deputy
Jorge Lezcano from his post as Assembly Vice President and ratifying Severo
Aguirre to replace him.
At the National Assembly Meeting, Fidel Castro responds to President Reagan's
address to the Bar Association, calling Reagan crazy and deranged.
Fidel Castro, in a interview with publisher Jeffrey Elliot and US Congressman
Mervyn Dymally, says Cuba's relations with the US have worsened since
President Reagan took office.
A water quota assignment plan is in effect in Havana City, beginning today.
The National Assembly of the People's Government approves a declaration
supporting the UN, a position recently stated by Fidel to UN Secretary General
Javier Perez de Cuellar.
The birth, marriages, and death registry bill is unanimously approved during the
first day's session of the eighth meeting of the National Assembly.
At the FELAP Congress, Fidel Castro says a moratorium of the foreign debt, the
establishment of a new international economic order, and economic integration
were pillars for Third World progress.
Fidel Castro bids farewell to 650 delegates who will represent Cuba at the 12th
World Youth and Student Festival in Moscow.
July 9 Raul Castro attends FAR maneuvers in Camaguey.
Cuban official Betancourt Roa is traveling through Latin America on behalf of Fi-
del Castro inviting the continent's presidents to participate in a meeting on foreign
debt. Brazil refuses to attend.
July 10 Prensa Latina, Pyongyang, reports that in Fidel's interview with Dymally and
Elliot, Fidel said the decision to hold the 1988 Olympics in Seoul was sectarian.
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Fidel Castro invites Latin American political personalities to a meeting in Havana
on 30 July to discuss the regional foreign debt.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez denies that recent cabinet changes had anything to do
with the 45-day postponement of the Third Party Congress.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez announces that the Superior Institute of Economy would
bear the name of Ernesto Che Guevara.
President of the National Energy Commission Joel Domenech opens the Energy
Under the Revolution exhibit in Havana. He says Cuba saved 225,000 tons of oil
during the first half of the year.
The Latin American-Caribbean Workers Conference on the Foreign Debt opens in
Havana with more than 300 labor leaders from 30 countries in the region
attending.
Prensa Latina reports that Fidel Castro has invited Latin American representa-
tives to meet in Havana on 30 July to discuss the region's foreign debt.
In a speech at a trade union conference on foreign debt, Roberto Veiga accuses the
US of encouraging organizations from attending the conference in Havana.
Raul Castro presides in Havana over the graduation ceremonies of the students of
several military training centers. The graduating classes have been named after
the 32nd anniversary of Moncada.
Beirut press reports that Cuba, Switzerland, and France inform the Lebanese
Foreign Ministry that they do not go along with the US measures taken against
Beirut International Airport.
In the Elliot-Dymally interview, Fidel Castro also says a renewal of economic
relations with the US would not imply essential benefits for Cuba.
Cuban Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas sends a letter to the president of the
UN Special Committee on Decolonization accusing the US of violating the
Tlatelolco Treaty.
Fidel Castro sends a message to the women of all the world who are participating
at the UN world conference in Nairobi, Kenya stressing Cuba's solidarity with the
event.
The sixth anniversary of the victory of the Sandinist revolution is commemorated
at AALAPSO headquarters in Havana. AALAPSO Secretary General Rene
Anillo and Nicaraguan officials preside.
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Public Health Minister Sergio del Valle attends the 24th meeting of the Pan-
American Health Organization research advisory committee in Havana.
Fidel Castro presides over the second day of the Latin American and Caribbean
Labor Union Conference on foreign debt and holds a reception for the delegates.
An emergency plan for port workers is established. They reiterate their disposition
to work Monday-Sunday, day and night, in response to the call formulated by the
Communist Party of Cuba.
Pedro Miret reports that the manufacturing and refurbishing of spare parts
increased its value amounting to over 238 million pesos during the first 6 months
of 1985.
Central Committee member Humberto Miguel Fernandez receives a pledge from
agricultural and forestry workers in Cienfuegos to produce 1,792,000 quintals of
food and 420,000 of vegetables in 1986.
Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, and the Pan-American Health Organization
sign scientific, and technical cooperation agreements. Sergio del Valle signs for
Cuba.
The Latin American-Caribbean Trade Union conference on foreign debt ends.
Delegates pledge overwhelming support for Cuba's proposal that the region's
foreign debt be canceled.
At the trade union conference on foreign debt, it was agreed that 23 October will
be the "Day of Action Against the Foreign Debt."
Raul Castro presides over the Havana graduation ceremony of approximately
1,700 engineers and architects enrolled in the Jose Antonio Echeverria Higher
Polytechnical Institute.
Raul Castro decorates a group of workers who helped manufacture Dragon One,
first armored tank of the Antonio Maceo No. 2 Invader Column, commanded by
Camilio Cienfuegos.
Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes attends a graduation ceremony for
students of various education centers of the Ministry of Interior.
The municipality of Sandino declares itself ready for defense, thus becoming the
first in Pinar del Rio Province to achieve this condition. Raul Castro congratulates
the people of Sandino.
Prensa Latina reports that Fidel Castro told the participants at the union leaders
debt conference that the US has "revitalized plans to eliminate him physically"
because of the debt controversy.
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Havana press reports that the fishing industry in Pinar del Rio has netted 681.5
tons of their 1,000-ton goal in lobster production which will add $10 million to the
national economy.
Latin American journalists participate in a seminar on Latin American and
Caribbean foreign debt at the Jose Marti International Journalist Institute in
Havana.
Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas says Cuba supports the formation of a
Latin America common front to discuss the foreign debt and to tackle the
reorganization of the economic order.
Raul Castro presides over the Children's Day main ceremony in Havana's Jose
Marti Pioneer City. He speaks of the positive political mood he has noticed in dif-
ferent parts of the country.
Fidel Castro meets with delegates who attended the women's conference in
Nairobi, Kenya from 10-19 July.
Havana press reports that commercial activity increased 7.2 percent compared to
the first semester of 1984. Goods worth 181 million pesos were produced.
Granma sets the tone for Fidel Castro's annual keynote speech by attacking the
US and echoing his recent calls for the cancellation of Latin America's foreign
debt.
Fidel Castro, speaking in Guantanamo City on the 32nd anniversary of the assault
on the Moncada Barracks, blasts the US for stationing troops on Guantanamo
Bay.
Fidel Castro receives "26 July" anniversary greetings from leaders of many
foreign governments. Fidel Castro's 26 July speech focuses on the Latin American
debt crisis and domestic affairs, announcing that Cuba produced eight million tons
of sugar in its latest harvest.
The Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Journalists Seminar on Journalism and
Foreign Debt ends in Havana with the approval of a declaration in which the
delegates opposed the foreign debt payment.
July 30 The Latin American-Caribbean debt conference opens in Havana. Fidel Castro
explains the general rules governing the meeting to the participants.
Education Minister Jose Ramon Fernandez returns from Peru after attending
President Garcia's inauguration. He tells the press he discussed bilateral matters
with various presidents.
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Havana press reports that despite Camaguey's agricultural workers' efforts, it has
been impossible to fulfill the tuber production plan during the first semester
because of drought conditions.
The second course on current nuclear science problems is inaugurated in the
University of Havana auditorium attended by Jose Ramon Balaguer and profes-
sors from seven countries.
August I The Habana del Este thermoelectric plant in Santa Cruz de Norte, the largest
such plant ever built in Cuba, is scheduled to be completed by December.
August 4 Fidel Castro speaks at the conference on foreign debt saying Latin America's huge
foreign debt is unpayable and describes it as a "cancer that must be rooted out."
Fidel Castro states that he has absolutely no links with the Shining Path
organization, but that the existence of this organization is indicative of a deep
economic crisis in Peru.
Notimex reports that Fidel Castro denied reports that Costa Rican financier
Robert Vesco is imprisoned in Cuba-he said Vesco decided on his own to live
there.
Notimex reports that Fidel Castro said he could not assure that he will attend a
parliamentary meeting in Uruguay because he must take precautions against a
probable assassination attempt.
Fidel Castro holds a press conference with reporters attending the Continental
Dialogue on the Latin American-Caribbean Debt.
The Medical Committee for the Prevention of Nuclear War sends letters to
Gorbachev and Reagan in observance of the recent Soviet decision to suspend
nuclear testing until January 1986.
The Council of State declares three days of official mourning in observance of the
death of President Burnham of Guyana. Fidel describes Burnham as a friend of
the Third World and Cuba.
August 9 Havana TV reports on the note delivered to the US Interests Section in Havana
warning of possible retaliation against future overflights by the US.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry sends a message to the US Interests Section in
Havana charging that an SR-71 spy aircraft of the US Air Force violated Cuban
airspace on 8 August.
Thousands of Guantanamo residents demonstrate expressing their repudiation at
the US SR-71 aircraft for violating Cuban airspace on 8 August.
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Havana TV reports that the new airport being constructed in Ciego de Avila is
scheduled to be completed by December. Initially the runway will be 2,400 meters
long.
Havana Radio notes Ecuadoran President Febres-Cordero's comment on the
foreign debt, in which he notes that a political emphasis should be put on the
problem.
Havana Radio notes Sebastian Alegrett, permanent secretary of the Latin
American Economic System says, in Caracas, that those countries who fail to pay
their debt do so because they have no choice.
Cuban writer Armando Valladares tells AFP in Madrid that Ricardo Bofill, a
Cuban dissident who had been in prison in Cuba since 24 September 1983, was re-
leased on 8 August.
FAR members condemn the violation of Cuban airspace by a US SR-71 aircraft
on 8 August.
Water rationing measures are announced at a meeting in Havana due to the
intense drought. If there is no substantial rainfall soon, Havana will not run out of
water by October or November.
Vice Foreign Minister Giraldo Mazola and Hucine Zatout, Ambassador from
Algeria to Cuba, sign a cultural exchange pact in Havana for the years 1985-86.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez heads the national committee formed to organize the
activities commemorating the United Nations' 40th anniversary in Cuba.
Havana TV announces that a 110 ac/dc 34.5 kilowatt electric power substation
called Industrial Santiago was inaugurated recently in Santiago de Cuba, with
Pedro Miret in attendance.
Cuba introduces a resolution in the UN Decolonization Committee reaffirming
the inalienable right of the Puerto Rican people to self-determination and
independence.
The UN Committee on Decolonization approves a resolution reaffirming the
inalienable right of the Puerto Rican people to independence. The resolution was
submitted by Cuba and Venezuela.
Havana press reports that funds approximating 36.5 million pesos have been
designated for buildings and hydraulic installations in Guantanamo Province.
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August 16 Raul Castro speaks at the ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the
first Cuban MarxistLeninist party founded by Emilio Rodriguez Lara.
Raul Castro presents awards to Emilio Rodriguez Lara and Fabio Grobart at the
ceremony of the founding of the first Marxist-Leninist party. Grobart speaks
denouncing the US.
Raul Castro presides over defense training courses for party and government
leaders in Camaguey.
According to statistics, at the end of the first half of 1985, the number of female
workers in Cuba totaled 1,180,940, which is 19,000 more than at the same time in
1984.
Isidoro Malmierca receives Budimir Loncar, Deputy Federal Secretary for
Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia, to exchange views on bilateral cooperation and
international issues.
August 19 The 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba
and Poland is celebrated by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.
Pascal Allende, Secretary General of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left,
attends a ceremony in Havana for the 20th anniversary of that organization and
urges Chileans to unite against Pinochet.
Ceremonies are held marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the
Federation of Cuban Women. Fidel Castro sends a congratulatory message; a
special 5 cents commemorative stamp is issued.
A ceremony is held in Lenin Hall, in the municipality of Regla, of the fourth call-
up of voluntary female military service in the 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment.
Politburo member Pedro Miret Prieto and Marcos Portal visit Moa to observe the
inauguration of the first gantry crane, a basic element in the production process of
Cuba.
Prensa Latina reports that Cuba's oil output is growing and the country is
planning to pump two million tons of oil in 1990, according to Basic Industry
Ministry estimates.
Pinar del Rio electric energy transmission and distribution enterprise workers
begin operating a 110,000 watt sub-power plant with a capacity of 12,200
kilowatts in Bahia Honda Municipality.
August 24 In a radio interview in Santa Barbara, President Reagan says the US should
maintain its 24-year-old trade embargo against Cuba.
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The Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions supports the Namibian people,
who are waging a battle under the SWAPO leadership to achieve their
independence.
Havana press announces that about 15,000 students (an increase over previous
years) from African nations and Nicaragua will receive their education on the Isle
of Youth this year.
In a press conference, Jesus Escandel says the CTC supports the Namibian people
who are waging a battle, under the SWAPO leadership, to achieve their
independence.
Fidel Castro presides over the graduation ceremony of over 1,300 new doctors.
Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle and Politburo members Jose Ramon
Machado Ventura and Jaime Crombet attend.
The Ministry of the Sugar Industry is investing almost 190 million pesos this year
to achieve greater efficiency in sugar production.
The 53rd radio station (Radio Caibarien) is inaugurated in Villa Clara Province. It
will have an 18-hour daily broadcasting schedule beginning at 0500 and will begin
broadcasting on 1420 khz.
The standard of living of the Matanzas Province population generally rose during
the first 6 months of 1985, according to the Territorial Delegation of the State
Statistics Committee.
August 29 Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle presides over the inaugural session of
the second special congress of the National Association of the Blind in Havana.
Havana press announces that Central Committee member Severo Aguirre will
head a delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Canada, 2-7
September.
Vice Minister of the Interior Jose Abrahantes presides over the 20th anniversary
of the organization of the party within the Ministry of the Interior.
In Boyeros Municipality in Havana City Province deep wells are being dug where
others have dried out to check the affects of the drought. The water deficit is 4
million cubic meters.
The Cuban Government condemns the odious regime of apartheid in South Africa
and denounces the US Government for its cynical complicity with South African
racist authorities.
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Vietnamese Justice Minister Phan Hien and Jesus Montane are among the
attendees in Havana at the 40th anniversary celebrations of Vietnam's
independence.
First Party Secretary of Santiago de Cuba Julio Camacho Aguilera and Minister
of Education Jose Ramon Fernandez visit educational centers, and note the growth
of Santiago de Cuba.
Prensa Latina reports that a large fire broke out in a munitions storage warehouse
in the Jaruco-San Jose Zone of Havana Province. The fire claimed nine victims.
Eight doctors and 3 nurses comprise a group of health workers who offer their in-
ternationalist services to Negelli, Ethiopia, due to the illness resulting from
drought.
Julio Camacho Aguilera attends the inauguration in Santiago de Cuba for the
Marianaje micro-dam and La Campana canal. This irrigation complex will benefit
the agricultural area of Santiago de Cuba.
September 5 Minister of the Sugar Industry Antonio Rodriguez Maurell says that sugar
production during the first six months of this year was 103 percent greater than
the same period in 1984.
Executive Secretary of AALAPSO Rene Anillo Capote returns to Cuba from
Vietnam.
September 6 Oscar Fernandez Mell and other party leaders pay tribute to the 9 fallen victims
from the fire at the munitions warehouse.
September 7 Vietnam's Minister of Justice Phan Hien, visits the Cuban-Soviet Friendship
Cooperative in Melena del Sur. He shows interest in the incorporation of women
into the new production process.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart inaugurates the Wilfredo Lamb Center in
Havana saying the center should be the home of Asian, African, and Latin
American artists dedicated to plastic arts.
September 9-13 The Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization is held in Havana. Canadian
Deputy Fisheries Minister Arthur May refuses a request from the European
Community for a bigger catch quota for 1986.
September 9 Santiago de Cuba's works and engineering construction enterprise number 21 has
finished building a dam, near the city's industrial zone, with a capacity for 34 mil-
lion cubic meters of water.
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In statements to Havana Radio, Malmierca says that the Latin American and
Caribbean situation, particularly Central America, received special attention at
the Nonaligned meeting in Luanda.
Three Catholic priests and a church official leave Havana for the US to attend a
meeting of the American Episcopal Conference. This is the first time that Cuban
clergy have visited the US in 26 years.
Central Committee member Severro Aguirre returns from the Inter-parliamentary
Union Conference in Ottawa. He says the warlike and colonialist opinions suffered
the greatest defeats at the meeting.
Esteban Lazo is ratified as first secretary of the Matanzas party Provincial
Committee at the assessment meeting. Commander of the Revolution Juan
Almeida presides at the meeting.
September 10 Delegations from socialist countries participate in CEMA's 54th meeting on
electricity in Havana. They discuss Cuban thermoelectrical plants and the use of
domestic oil to produce electricity.
September 1 1 Santo Domingo Cadena Brea Pena reports that Fidel Castro met on 8 September
with Monsignor Adolfo Rodriguez, Archbishop Jaime Ortega, Bishop Pedro
Meurice; and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.
PCC member Julio Camacho Aguilera inspects the enlargement of the Hatuey
brewery and a meat processing plant in Santiago de Cuba.
September 12 Three Cuban Catholic priests meet with US officials Robert McFarlane and
Elliott Abrams. They say the US is ready to assist them in obtaining the release of
Cuban political prisoners.
The Latin American Youth and Student conference on foreign debt opens in
Havana. Fidel Castro attends the opening session.
More than 150 journalists from 19 Latin American countries confirm their
participation in a forum on the regional debt crisis to be held in Havana on 17
September.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane presides over the opening ceremony of
a symposium on Zionism and the International Community.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado presents the Lazaro Pena Order, First
Class, to the veteran communist fighter Arsenio Alonso on his 75th birthday.
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Three solutions to paying the debt are presented on the second day of meetings: re-
negotiation, cancellation, and the economic, political, moral, and social impossibil-
ity of payment.
At the CEMA meeting on electrical energy, an agreement is made to provide
electric energy assistance to obtain efficiency exploitation of thermoelectric plants
and fuel savings.
TASS reports that a conference of deputy foreign ministers of socialist countries
met in Holguin from 12-14 September to discuss the agenda of the 40th session of
the UN General Assembly.
Cuba says it is willing to free more than 70 political prisoners on humanitarian
grounds following an appeal to Fidel Castro by visiting American Catholic leaders
in January 1985.
Cuba signs an agreement with bank creditors to reschedule some $90 million of
medium-term debt due for payment this year. The payments will be spread over 10
years with a six-year grace period.
Fidel Castro meets at a camp site known as El Abra, located in Havana, with the
participants in the Latin American and Caribbean Students Dialogue on the
Foreign Debt.
September 17 Fidel Castro attends the Latin American Press Forum on the regional financial
crisis and speaks of a need to develop the method to save the hemisphere from so-
cial uprisings and revolutions.
September 19 Prensa Latina reports that Fidel Castro is considering a visit to the "stinking
entrails of imperialism" to address the UN General Assembly in New York for the
first time since 1979.
At the Latin American Press Forum on foreign debt, Fidel Castro calls for
suspension of Mexico's debt due to the earthquake and modestly offers to
cooperate in any way needed.
At the closing of the press forum on debt, Fidel Castro discusses updating Prensa
Latina with new installations and equipment and of how Cuba could overpower
US radio stations, if necessary.
September 22 Wojciech Jaruzelski and Fidel Castro tour a sugar shipment terminal, a sugar
refinery under construction, and the building site of Cuba's first nuclear power
station in Cienfuegos Province.
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September 23 Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca departs for the US to participate in the 40th
UN General Assembly meeting. Topics he plans to discuss include solidarity with
Southern Africa and foreign debt.
Customs Director Oscar Carreno, speaking at the 26th Conference of Customs
Directors in Havana, says that drugs are neither produced nor consumed in Cuba,
nor is there any trafficking.
September 29 Fidel Castro speaks at the 25th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the
Committees for the Defense of the Revolution. He says Cuba's sugar crop could
fall by one million tons next year.
In his CDR speech, Fidel Castro says that one of the goals of the Third Party Con-
gress is to promote youths to leadership posts of the CDR.
September 30 Raul Castro presides over an assembly meeting of the party in Guantanamo and
awards banners to representatives of the municipalities, accrediting them with the
ready for the defense condition.
October 1 Isidoro Malmierca protests to the UN chief of protocol, describing it as a "serious
professional mistake," for placing him between Chilean and Grenadian officials
during a luncheon at the UN.
Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere receives the honoris causa doctorate in
political science from the University of Havana. Fidel Castro attends the ceremony
and Carlos Rafael Rodriguez speaks.
Nyerere and Fidel Castro visit the Isle of Youth and tour areas of historic,
economic, and social interest, including a Modelo Prison and industrial sites in
Nueva Gerona.
Guama-85 defense exercises are scheduled for mid-October. These exercises will
increase the defensive capacity of Pinar del Rio Province and its ability to fight a
people's war.
October 3 The Ministry of Foreign Relations says the Israeli aggression against PLO
headquarters in Tunis was a violation of international law and the act represents
an insult to the international community.
Havana radio reports on the CIA's role in US Foreign Policy.
Cuba condemns the US for its cynicism in supporting the Israeli air attack against
Tunisia, saying that such an attitude constitutes an exaltation of terrorism as an
international practice.
October 5 Fidel Castro presides over a party meeting in Havana. The main report under-
scores the growth of mercantile production and productivity, improvement of
salary ratio, and utilization of workers.
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October 6 Fidel Castro highlights the advances made in the city-province of Havana in the
fields of production, health, education, and other spheres as he closes the PCC re-
affirmation event.
October 8 President Reagan suspends the entry into the US of Cuban Government and
Communist Party officials not involved in activities with the UN or Cuba's
diplomatic mission in Washington.
Western diplomats in Islamabad report that Cuba's charge d'affaires in Kabul has
been shot and killed, apparently accidentally, by one of his staff.
October 9 Lisbon press reports that on 4 October UNITA attacked a railway complex at
Huambo, killing 13 troops and a Cuban on guard duty.
Fidel Castro speaks at the Henry Whitboy School saying that apartheid cannot be
saved; history has condemned apartheid to die, and that Africans and Cubans are
brothers in ideas and in blood.
October 15 Fidel Castro attends a Hygiene, Epidemiology Congress in Havana. He speaks on
the possibilities of the development of preventive medicine with the introduction of
the family doctor.
The Foreign Ministry says the decision of the US administration to suspend the
granting of visas to Cuban officials to visit the US is a continuation of the policy of
hostilities toward Cuba.
October 19 In an interview with Business Week, Fidel Castro says a political solution cannot
be found in El Salvador or Nicaragua while the US is committed to a military
solution.
October 21 The final phase of "Guama-85" is attended by Raul Castro and other government
officials.
October 22 The 29th meeting of the Council of Constructors of Electronic minicomputers is
held in Havana. Specialists from Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Cuba,
Poland, Romania, the USSR, and CSSR attend.
October 23 Cuba reiterates to UNESCO the need to establish a new world information order
aimed at guaranteeing the cultural independence and national sovereignty of
underdeveloped countries.
On Havana TV, Trade Union official Roberto Veiga declares October 23 a day of
action against the foreign debt and calls for a 10-minute work stoppage at the end
of the day in every work center.
Central Committee member and President of the National Bank of Cuba, Raul
Leon Torras, dies of a sudden illness at age 50.
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October 24 More than 3,000 Cuban workers actively and enthusiastically participate in the
national 10 minute work stoppage called by the CTC on the day of continental ac-
tion against the foreign debt.
Fidel Castro attends the funeral to Raul Leon Torras.
The US Navy announces that 3 Soviet Navy ships led by a guided missile
destroyer have been in the Caribbean Ocean since late September and are
expected to conduct exercises with Cuban forces.
Prensa Latina reports that Cuba is willing to receive the approximately 100
Salvadoran guerrillas who were exchanged for the daughter of President Duarte.
October 25 Fidel Castro hosts a reception in honor of Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Carlos Rafael
Rodriguez, Juan Almeida, Armando Hart, Sergio del Valle, and others attend.
October 28 After interviewing Fidel Castro, Brazilian Father Betto writes a book "Fidel and
Religion." Christianity has more in common with Communism than with capital-
ism of the West, says Fidel.
Granma denounces the US militarist policy in an extensive article on the occasion
of International Disarmament Week.
October 29 Lisbon press reports that UNITA forces took control of the Hote area from Novo
Redondo. Fifty-two Angolan troops and three Cubans were killed and 14 soldiers
captured.
During an interview with Business Week, Fidel Castro says prospects for peace in
Central America will remain poor as long as the US insists on solving problems
through military actions.
October 30 Granma reports that Fidel Castro thinks Ronald Reagan's speech at the 40th
anniversary of the UN General Assembly was "a disaster" and that it "disappoint-
ed the entire world."
October 31 The National Bank of Cuba and the National Institute of Tourism report a new
foreign exchange system for tourists and foreigners residing in Cuba to facilitate
sales.
November 1 Konstantin Katushev decorates Fabio Grobart, Chairman of Cuba's History of
Communist Movement and Socialist Revolution Institute, with the People's
Friendship Order.
The Washington Times reports a US SR-71 plane that flew over Cuba on 31
October confirmed that Soviet and Bulgarian freighters at Mariel have been
transferring war materiel to Nicaragua.
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demonstrate outside the US Interests Section in Havana protesting the SR-71
overflight on 31 October.
Many of the protesters outside the Interests Section in Havana tell Reuters they
had been called from their work places to protest the SR-71 overflight.
Students, workers, and people's demonstrations continue throughout Cuba in
repudiation of the violation of Cuban airspace by a US spy plane SR-71 on 31
October.
Diplomatic sources at the UN say that Colombia and Cuba are merging their
respective drafts on terrorism so that the text will condemn all types and
motivations, including state terrorism.
Havana rejects the decision by the US to declare all credits derived from the
Peruvian foreign debt as deteriorated value and says Peru will not stand alone in
its confrontation with Washington.
Madrid press reports that Cuba will place in operation a new laser radar of the
"SBG" type at the satellite tracking station of the Academy of Sciences'
Geophysics Institute on 7 November.
The Council of State appoints Hector Rodriguez Llompart as President of the
National Bank of Cuba and Ernesto Melendez Bachs is appointed President of the
State Committee for Economic Cooperation.
Granma reports on the Cuban Government's strong protest against the recent
decision by US authorities to declare credits derived from the Peruvian foreign
debt as value impaired.
November 7 Balaguer says the US insists on its plans to militarize space and that the US is still
thinking of destroying the Cuban revolution.
Communist Party member Jose Ramon Balaguer, speaking at a ceremony
commemorating the 68th anniversary of the October Revolution, says friendship
between Cuba and the USSR will become stronger.
Soviet Ambassador Katushev speaks in Havana at the ceremony commemorating
the 68th anniversary of the October Revolution noting the friendly relations
between Gorbachev and Castro.
Fidel Castro meets with a US anti-war delegation headed by Rev. Paul Meyer, di-
rector of an organization called Religious Task Force Mobilization for Survival, to
discuss international peace.
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In Havana, AALAPSO Secretary General Rene Anillo reiterates AALAPSO
support for Angola and condemns the US for supporting South Africa. Prensa
Latina reports that Fidel Castro met with nine US priests to discuss the
international situation and the world's hope for peace.
Havana press reports that a US church group has invited Jose Carneado, top
religious spokesman, to a meeting in New York, despite a US Government ban on
visits by Cuban Communist Party officials.
November 12 Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura presides over the 51st meeting
of the National Council of the Organization of Cuban Trade Unions. Roberto
Veiga Menendez speaks.
Fidel Castro holds formal talks with the Episcopal Conference of Cuba. Secretary
of the Conference de Cespedes describes the meeting as warm and positive.
November 13 Raul Castro sends a message of congratulations to Pinar del Rio Province for the
successful "Guama-85" exercises carried out in October in which more than
250,000 persons participated.
The international labor workshop and the foreign debt, organized by the Central
Organization of Cuban Trade Unions, meets in Havana. Roberto Veiga notes the
urgency of canceling the foreign debt.
November 14 Fidel Castro calls for economic order in a message on the occasion of the 40th an-
niversary of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
Cuba's six-month sugar harvest begins against a somber backdrop of record low
world prices and a nationwide drought, which appears certain to reduce output.
Before the UN Security Council, alternate Ambassador Alberto Velazco criticizes
the United States for revoking the Clark Amendment and its decision to increase
aid to UNITA.
November 16 First Party Secretary of Pinar del Rio Province Orlando Lugo declares the
province is ready for defense. First Secretary of the Union of Young Communists
Carlos Lage closes the preliminary session of the UJC speaking of the UJC's
personnel policy and political-ideological work.
November 17 Cuban Catholics issue a document favoring dialogue between the church and Fidel
Castro's government.
November 20 Hurricane Kate causes one death and one missing in Havana. Veradero, Caibar-
ien, and Yagajay municipalities suffer serious damages.
Kate causes serious damage to sugarcane areas and banana crops in Camaguey
and Ciego de Avila. The central railway station and three Cuban ports are
affected.
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November 21 Cuba unveils a draft of its next five-year economic plan, stressing the need to earn
hard currency, cut oil imports, improve efficiency and profitability, and eliminate
shoddy workmanship.
November 23 The ninth international conference on Cuban foreign policy organized by the
Cuban Central Trade Organization closes in Havana. Malmierca discusses the
present international situation.
The British newspaper Observer says Fidel Castro is seeking Soviet approval for a
formal declaration of war on South Africa.
Fidel Castro bestows the Solidarity Order on the Soviet Ambassador to Cuba
Konstantin Katushev who ends his diplomatic tour in Cuba. Carlos Rafael
Rodriguez praises Katushev's fruitful work.
November 24 A Cuban Foreign Ministry spokesman reports that the rumor that Cuba is
planning to declare war on South Africa to put an end to apartheid and its military
adventures is baseless and sheer fantasy.
November 26 Agriculture Minister Adolfo Diaz Suarez says in Santa Clara that it is imperative
to channel and organize the workers and peasants to replenish the agricultural
area damaged by Hurricane Kate.
Fidel Castro tours seven provinces hit by Hurricane Kate with estimated damages
of $1.2 billion. There are nearly 60,000 damaged houses and more than 5,000
houses totally destroyed. Returning from his tour of flooded sugar fields, Fidel
Castro calls Hurricane Kate the "worst" natural catastrophe to strike the island
nation's economy this century. Fidel Castro orders the mobilization of thousands
of workers in a bid to save the sugar cane crop damaged by Hurricane Kate.
November 29 The 4-day strategic exercises "Triumph 85" is held in Amancio Rodriguez
Municipality, Las Tunas Province, and is termed satisfactory.
Raul Castro will head the Havana City Province delegation to the 3rd Party
Congress which will be held in February 1986.
Prensa Latina reports that the Soviet Union has promised to send an "important
quantity" of food and construction materials to Cuba after Hurricane Kate caused
major damage.
In his book "Fidel Castro and Religion," Fidel says there are many common things
between the doctrines of the church and the revolution. The book was published in
Brazil.
December 01-02 The second meeting of Intellectuals for the Sovereignty of Latin America is held in
Havana. Fidel Castro and Armando Hart host a reception for delegates attending
the meeting.
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December 2 Raul Castro presides over a ceremony commemorating the 29th anniversary of the
landing of the Granma and the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Division Gen. Sixto
Batista Santana speaks at the ceremony.
People crowd book stores in Havana to obtain "Fidel and Religion," a book about
Castro written by Brazilian theologist Frei Betto.
Raul and Fidel Castro send a message to the people congratulating them on the oc-
casion of the 29th anniversary of the landing of the Granma forces and day of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Granma announces that Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdez has been
dismissed from his post as Interior Minister and is being replaced by General Jose
Abrantes Fernandez.
Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura presides over a ceremony in
Havana on the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Nico Lopez National
School. Jose Ramon Balaguer speaks.
December 4 Reliable sources tell EFE that Ramiro Valdez will continue to be a "heavyweight"
in Cuba and that his removal as Interior Minister was planned some eight months
ago.
Raul Castro visits the East German Embassy in Havana to sign the book of
condolences following the death of East German Defense Minister Heinz
Hoffmann.
The first decision of the founding committee of the new Latin American cinema
organization is to name Fidel Castro a member of this organization. Armando
Hart attends the ceremony.
The DPRK Work Order is bestowed in Havana to Ramon Castro on the occasion
of the outstanding worker's 60th birthday. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Jesus
Montane, and Armando Acosta attend.
In "Fidel and Religion," Fidel asserts that Cuba does not pressure any country
into establishing diplomatic relations with it. Cuba will let each state pick its time
for establishing relations.
December 6 US consular officials have started interviewing about 75 political prisoners Castro
has allowed to leave Cuba following an appeal by American Catholic churchmen.
Raul Castro attends the Defense Day exercises in Santiago de Cuba and awards
medals to distinguished fighters. Julio Camacho Aguilera and Vilma Espin also
attend the ceremony.
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December 7 According to documents prepared by Cuba's leaders, the growth of exports, by at
least 5 percent per year, is the Cuban economy's first priority for 1986-1990.
December 10 Raul Castro presides over the formation of the Council of Representatives of
delegates to the Third Party Congress. Esteban Lazo Hernandez, Party Secretary
in Matanzas is elected president.
Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas says Cuba considers shameful the UN-
approved resolution on terrorism because it does not take into account the real
problems of terrorism.
December 1 1 Cuba's UN Ambassador Oramas accuses the US of giving false figures concerning
the Cuban advisers in Nicaraguan territory.
December 13 Prensa Latina reports that Cuba rejects the charges against four representatives of
its embassy in Madrid accused of trying to kidnap Perez.
December 15 Havana press reports that Cuba's first heart transplant patient is in satisfactory
condition seven days after the operation.
December 16 Fidel Castro makes the closing remarks at the Seventh International New Latin
American Film Festival claiming that Latin American cinema has been a victim of
imperialist rule for many years.
December 17 Cuba asks Spain to extradite Manuel Antonio Sanchez Perez, a former high
ranking Cuban official, claiming Perez tried to embezzle $499,000 in Cuban
Government funds.
December 18 Granma announces that the Council of State has appointed Julio Tejas Perez as
Public Health Minister to replace Sergio del Valle.
December 19 The United Nations Disaster Relief Office reports that Cuba is seeking interna-
tional help after the destruction of houses and crops by Hurricane Kate last month.
In a draft of the "Economic and Social Guidelines for the 1986-90 5-Year Plan" to
be approved by the Third Party Congress in February, Cuba plans to extract 2 mil-
lion tons of crude oil by 1990.
December 24 Fidel Castro and Kurt Hager, Socialist Unity Party of Germany Politburo
member, attend the ceremony opening of the "Tinima" beer factory in Camaguey
built with East German cooperation.
Kurt Hager speaks at the beer factory in Camaguey pointing out that this is one of
the largest Cuban-GDR joint ventures and asserts that the foundation of country
relations is socialism.
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Fidel Castro and Kurt Hager condemn the imperialistic policy of violation of
national rights and interference in the Central American area, particularly against
Cuba and Nicaragua.
Fidel Castro speaks at the dedication of the "Tinima" brewery which he says is
still in the testing phase. The Modelo brewery is being expanded as well as
Santiago de Cuba breweries.
A Foreign Ministry declaration published in Granma strongly condemns the
assassination of nine South African citizens by two South African commandos in
Lesotho.
Fidel closes the 13th Central Committee plenary meeting announcing that 1985
has been an excellent year from a subjective point of view. From an objective point
of view, it was an adverse year.
Flavio Bravo opens the ninth session of the National Assembly of the People's
Government. He announces that Jose Aranaburo be relieved as secretary because
of his new assignment.
December 30 Fidel Castro also tells the National Assembly that Washington is trying to hinder
Cuban medical development by discouraging visits by doctors between the two
countries.
Granma reports that Fidel Castro told the National Assembly that "Imperialism is
crazy and obsessive in its efforts to make our economic progress more difficult."
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March 26 Granma announces that Guillermo E. Zurbitu Gomez has been named Cuban
Ambassador to Cyprus.
May 11 Spiridhon Kyprianou receives the credentials of the new Cuban Ambassador to
Cyprus, Guillermo Zurbitu Gomez, during a ceremony in Nicosia.
Cypriot President Spiridhon Kyprianou thanks Fidel Castro for Cuban aid in the
Mediterranean island's struggle for its independence and sovereignty during a
speech in Nicosia.
June 22 The Foreign Ministry condemns the 9 June presidential elections in northern
Cyprus for being an offense to the international community and UN resolutions.
September 11 Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Bolanos Suarez visits Cyprus and meets
with Mayor Kolakidhis of Limassol and former Mayor Tsimon of Kyrenia.
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January 14 President of the Central Committee of Czechoslovak Socialist Union of Youth
Jaroslav Jeneral arrives in Santiago de Cuba as part of a tour of Cuba.
January 15 The Felipe Musa Medal, highest award of the Union of Cuban Journalists, is
bestowed upon Jiri Kubka, secretary general of the International Organization of
Journalists in Prague.
January 18 Minister of Foreign Trade Ricardo Cabrizas arrives in Prague and is welcomed by
his counterpart Bohumil Urban. They discussed expanding trade and drafting a
protocol on the exchange of goods.
January 24 At the request of the Union of Young Communists, the Council of State bestowes
the Julio Antonio Mella Medal upon Jaroslav Jeneral, alternate member of the
Central Committee of Czechoslovakia.
January 25 Cuba and Czechoslovakia sign a trade protocol in Prague that will increase
commerce between the two countries by more than five percent. Ricardo Cabrizas
signs the agreement for Cuba.
January 30 Czechoslovakia's Finance Minister Leopold Ler returns from a working visit to
Havana. An intergovernmental agreement was signed and financing and manage-
ment issues were discussed.
February 11 Isidoro Malmierca meets with Czechoslovakian Premier Lubomir Strougal in
Prague. Strougal stresses that Cuba's foreign policy is valued by all progressive
countries.
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February 16
February 28
In an interview to Czechoslovak television, Malmierca says Cuba very negatively
views the breaking off of negotiations between the representatives of Nicaragua
and the US in Manzanillo.
Isidoro Malmierca meets his Czechoslovakian counterpart Bohuslav Chnoupek.
They assess the current international situation and Malmierca provided detailed
information on Central America.
In an interview in Czechoslovakia, Malmierca says there is danger of conflicts
spreading in Central America because of US imperialist interference.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives Jan Stejskal, President of the Czechoslovak
State Bank. They discuss the national economy and bilateral relations.
At a ceremony in Havana, the gold medal of the Veterinary School of Brno,
Czechoslovakia is presented to Ramon Castro, Director of the Valles de Picadura
genetic district.
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March 06 Czechoslovakia's Ambassador to Cuba Milos Vojta presents the 40th Anniversary
of the Liberation of Czechoslovakia Order to Isidoro Malmierca.
A commemorative medal on the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslova-
kia is bestowed on Severo Aguirre del Cristo, Central Committee member and
Vice President of the National Assembly.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives the commemorative medal of
the 40th anniversary of the national liberation of the Czechoslovak people at a cer-
emony in Havana.
In Moscow, Raul presents The Orders of Anna Betancourt awards to leaders of
women's organizations in the USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, and
Czechoslovakia.
Julian Rizo, party Secretariat member, meets with Zbynek Sojak, Director of the
Economic Department of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Central
Committee. They tour Sancti Spiritus and Camaguey.
The final protocol of the 16th meeting of the Cuban-Czechoslovak subcommittee
for scientific and technical cooperation is signed in Havana; technical missions will
be exchanged.
April 23 A Czechoslovak delegation headed by Matej Lucan, Federal Deputy Premier,
departs for Cuba to attend the "Days of Czechoslovak Culture" in Havana.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart receives Matej Lucan of the Communist Party
of Czechoslovakia who is heading a delegation that includes Roman Narozny,
Josef Svagera, and Josef Rybak.
The second Czechoslovak culture conference opens in Havana. Armando Hart
makes the opening speech. Armando Hart discusses matters of interest concerning
cooperation between the two countries with Matej Lucan.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet meets with Matej Lucan of the Czechoslovakian
Communist Party to discuss cultural development in Cuba. Lucan conveys
greetings from Gustav Husak to Fidel.
Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida arrives in Prague to attend
ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the CSSR's liberation from fascist
occupation.
Premier Lubomir Strougal receives Joel Domenech, Vice President of the Council
of Ministers who is heading a delegation to the ninth session of the Economic and
Scientific-Technological meeting.
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The Secretariat of the International Organization, headquartered in Prague,
condemns US aggression against Nicaragua and denounces the installation of
Radio Marti.
During a two-day tour of Pinar del Rio Province, Trade and Tourism Minister of
Czechoslovakia, Jaroslav Zelko says his country's trade and tourism with Cuba
will increase substantially.
July 6 Fidel Castro sends a message to participants in the sixth world Christian peace
congress underway in Prague. He expresses the need to eliminate the danger of
war and to curb US aggression.
August 14-15 Culture Minister Armando Hart visits Prague and meets with Josef Havlin,
Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee Secretary to discuss aspects
related to party labor.
September 12 Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Jose de la Fuente arrives in Prague to discuss
trade for 1986-1990 with Minister of Foreign Trade Bohumil Urban.
September 27 Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Bohuslav Chnoupek meets with Isidoro Malmierca
in New York to examine the development of mutual relations and bilateral
cooperation.
A Czechoslovak Union of Women Central Committee delegation, led by Marie
Kabrhelova, visits Cuba. They meet with Fidel Castro and representatives of
Cuban trade unions and women's movement.
December 3 Vilma Espin attends the International Women's Democratic Federation Council
plenary session at Prague's Culture Palace.
December 29 Czechoslovakia's President Gustav Husak sends a congratulatory message to Fidel
Castro on the 27th anniversary of the Victory of the Cuban Revolution.
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September 28 Dominica's Eugenia Charles denounces scholarships for study in Cuba. The DLP
says that six students have left the state to take up the Cuban Government
scholarships in medicine and other areas.
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February 2 Osvaldo Matias Flores, Chairman of the Pan American Baseball Confederation
says the Dominican Republic denied him a visa to travel to Santo Domingo.
Isidoro Malmierca opens a UN seminar on decolonization in Havana. Representa-
tives from 10 countries and other UN organizations will attend, including
Dominican Republic statesman Juan Bosch.
Director of the State Sugar Council of the Dominican Republic, Victor Manuel
Buez, asks Cuba to share with his country the financial advantages from the sale
of Dominican sugar to the USSR.
In an interview with HOY, Fidel Castro says the US will not be able eternally to
impede social changes in Latin America, just as it has not been able to stop the
revolution in Nicaragua and Cuba.
September 11 Santo Domingo Cadena Brea Pena reports that Fidel Castro met on 8 September
with Monsignor Adolfo Rodriguez, Archbishop Jaime Ortega, Bishop Pedro
Meurice; and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.
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The Energy Ministry in Managua says that Cuba has sent urgent fuel supplies to
Nicaragua to replace a shipment from Ecuador allegedly blocked by the US.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Manuel Araujo Hidalgo, the
new Ecuadoran Ambassador to Cuba.
Ecuador's special envoy Jaime Nebot Velasco arrives in Havana. Velasco and
acting Minister President of the State Committee for Economic Cooperation
Melendez discuss developing trade.
At a press conference in Havana, Ecuadoran special envoy Velasco says the
government of Leon Febres-Cordero is practicing a new philosophy in its
cooperation with other countries.
Cuba and Ecuador sign a trade agreement in Havana. Special envoy Velasco says
the cooperation sets forth the relationship between the Bank of Ecuador and the
National Bank of Cuba.
Cuba and Ecuador end one week of trade talks in Havana. Ecuadoran special
envoy Jaime Velasco, Isidoro Malmierca, and Ricardo Cabrizas discuss various
economic issues.
Ecuador's special envoy Jaime Velasco and Fidel Castro discuss economic matters
and review the most important aspects of the situation in Latin America and the
world.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets with Ecuador's special envoy Jaime Velasco, who
is heading the Ecuadoran businessmen delegation.
Ecuadoran President Febres-Cordero, the first democratically elected Latin
American head of state to visit Cuba in the last five years, is greeted by Fidel Cas-
tro at Jose Marti Airport.
During a two-hour meeting, Fidel Castro and Febres-Cordero discuss Central
America, the foreign debt, and bilateral relations.
April 15 Leon Febres-Cordero and Fidel Castro visit Cienfuegos and tour the regional
economic centers.
Febres-Cordero gives a reception in honor of Fidel Castro. A document is signed
amending the reciprocal credit agreement between the Central Banks of Cuba and
Ecuador.
Fidel Castro hosts a reception for Leon Febres-Cordero. Present at the reception is
Tomas Borge, Nicaragua's Interior Minister, who has been in Cuba for several
days.
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In an interview with an Ecuadoran journalist, Fidel Castro says he and Febres-
Cordero discussed trade, support for the Contadora negotiations, and agreed that
foreign debt is an unbearable burden.
Former Ecuadoran Vice President Leon Roldos arrives in Havana. Deputy Foreign
Minister Jose Rivera greets him at the airport.
Former Vice President of Ecuador Leon Roldos visits economic, historic, and
social interest sites in Holguin.
Ramon Castro heads a technical-trade delegation to Guayaquil. In a press
statement, Castro underscores the importance of international cooperation above
all ideological differences.
Fidel Castro and Leon Roldos discuss Latin American problems and aspects of the
international economy.
Ecuadoran President Febres-Cordero receives Jose Ramon Fernandez to discuss
bilateral relations in education, public health, and the cattle and shrimp industries.
Havana Radio notes Ecuadoran President Febres-Cordero's comment on the
foreign debt, in which he notes that a political emphasis should be put on the
problem.
Fidel Castro hosts a reception for Kaunda. At the reception, Fidel Castro discusses
the reestablishment of relations between Ecuador and Nicaragua with Ecuadoran
Ambassador Hidalgo.
December 1 Ecuadoran President Febres-Cordero sends Fidel Castro a message expressing
concern over the damage caused in Cuba by Hurricane Kate.
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Fidel Castro sends a cable to Egypt's President Mubarak on the occasion of Africa
Day and the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African
Unity.
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Politburo member Julio Camacho Aguilera presides over the main ceremony of the
Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions for solidarity with the struggle of
the Salvadoran people.
Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga condemns violations of basic human rights in
El Salvador and Guatemala at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.
Havana radio says the US is "playing with fire" by implicating Nicaragua in the
slaying of six Americans in El Salvador.
Prensa Latina reports that Cuba is willing to receive the approximately 100
Salvadoran guerrillas who were exchanged for the daughter of President Duarte.
Two planes carrying 96 Salvadoran guerrillas and three of the 22 political
prisoners released Thursday in exchange for President Duarte's kidnaped daughter
arrive in Havana.
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Ethiopia's Mengistu Haile Mariam sends congratulations to Fidel Castro on the
26th anniversary of the revolution extending hopes that Cuba continues on the
path of prosperity.
January 14 Fidel and Raul Castro are nominated to the party's third congress by the
internationalist medical contingent working in Ethiopia.
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In his interview, Fidel Castro also indicated he may be prepared to scale down Cu-
ba's military efforts in Africa and confirmed that Cuba has significantly reduced
troops in Ethiopia.
Cuba and Ethiopia sign a cooperation protocol for the exchange of information,
documents, and publications and ANAP educational scholarships for professional
courses to the Ethiopian association.
The All-Ethiopia Peasants Association returns to Addis Ababa after a 13-day
working tour of Cuba. They signed a 2-year friendship and solidarity agreement
with the Cuban Peasants Association.
Raul Castro is received by Ethiopian Head of State Mengistu in Moscow. They
discuss the international situation, especially the Horn of Africa, and bilateral
relations.
Fidel Castro sends a congratulatory message to Ethiopian Head of State Mengistu
Haile Mariam on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of Victory Day.
April 13 Foreign Minister Malmierca arrives in Ethiopia and is greeted by Ethiopian
Foreign Minister Nadew Zekarias.
April 16 Malmierca and Ethiopian leader Mengistu discuss bilateral relations and explore
the main problems of the African continents and other regions of the world.
Foreign Minister Malmierca and Peter Onu, Secretary General of the OAU, study
the African and Latin American foreign debt situation during a meeting in Addis
Ababa.
June 7 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Nadew Zekarias accrediting
him as the new Ethiopian Ambassador to Cuba.
Deputy Director of the Communist Party Central Committee's Foreign Affairs
Department Eloy Valdes arrives in Addis Ababa. He meets with Ethiopian party
official Ashagre Yigletu.
August 13 Politburo member Jorge Risquet arrives in Addis Ababa to discuss cooperation
between the two countries; political organizations and governments.
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Fiseha Desta, member of the Workers Party of Ethiopia Politburo and Secretariat,
meets with Risquet to discuss Central America, Africa and the Nonaligned
Movement.
August 19 Jorge Risquet tours Ethiopian resettlement zones resulting from the drought.
August 22 Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council of Ethiopia Men-
gistu Haile Mariam receives Jorge Risquet to discuss current international issues.
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November 5
November 8
Jorge Risquet inspects the rehabilitation activities being carried out, the establish-
ment of new settlements, and other development activities during his visit to
Ethiopia.
Eight doctors and 3 nurses comprise a group of health workers who offer their in-
ternationalist services to Negelli, Ethiopia, due to the illness resulting from
drought.
The second meeting of the Cuban-Ethiopian joint trade commission begins in
Addis Ababa. Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrizas and his Ethiopian
counterpart Wollie Chekol preside.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between Cuba and Ethiopia, a ceremony is held in the Ethiopian
Economic Cooperation office in Havana.
Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrizas and Wolie Chekol, Ethiopia's Central
Committee member, sign a 1 year trade agreement to exchange quality goods and
the preparation of exhibitions.
Jose Ramon Machado Ventura and Division General Sixto Batista greet Legesse
Asfaw, member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee of the
Workers' Party of Ethiopia, in Havana.
Legesse Asfaw and his delegation tour the Isle of Youth where over 1000
Ethiopian students are being trained at the Mengistu Haile-Mariam School.
Jorge Risquet meets with Legesse Asfaw. Later the Ethiopian official is seen off at
Havana's airport by Politburo member Jose Ramon Machado Ventura.
Fidel Castro meets with Legesse Asfaw. Asfaw conveys greetings from President
Mengistu Haile Mariam.
November 15 A Cuban delegation, led by Minister of Higher Education Dr. Fernando Vecino
Alegret, arrives in Addis Ababa to discuss joint endeavors in education.
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The eighth meeting of the Cuban-Finnish joint commission for economic, industri-
al, scientific, and technical cooperation is held in Havana. A protocol is signed to
strengthen economic contacts.
July 26 Suomen Vientiluotto OY, an export credit company of Finland, agrees on new
credit arrangements with Cuba, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
October 30 Granma announces that Magaly T. Goza Leon has been named Cuban Ambassa-
dor to Finland.
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French Minister of Overseas Cooperation Nucci arrives in Cuba heading a
delegation to the sixth meeting of the Cuban-French Commission for Scientific-
Technical Cooperation.
January 7 Nucci delivers a message to Fidel Castro from President Mitterrand urging more
dynamic cooperation between Cuba and France and new thrust to trade relations.
Christian Nucci holds a press conference in Havana saying that France has agreed
to assist in the development of the Pierre Curie Tropical Medicine Institute in
Cuba.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart receives Christian Nucci to discuss the agenda
for the sixth session of the joint Cuban-French scientific-technical cooperation
commission meeting.
The sixth joint Cuban-French scientific-technical cooperation commission meeting
begins in Havana.
Gaston Plissonier, member of the Politburo of the French Communist Party visits
Cuba at the invitation of the Communist Party. He will attend the inauguration of
Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua.
Cuba and France sign a bilateral exchange protocol for 1985-86. Scientific-
technical cooperation will be extended and the French will provide aid to the
Cuban tropical medicine institute.
January 12 A delegation of parliamentarians of the Cuba-France Friendship Group led by
President Manuel Escutia arrives in Havana invited by the National Assembly.
In a statement released in Paris, UNITA announces that its guerrillas killed 109
government and 27 Cuban troops on 21 January in an attack on a garrison town in
the east of the country.
February 6-10 Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane attends the 25th congress of the
French Communist Party.
At the 25th Congress of the French Communist Party, Jesus Montane expresses
his assurance that the Communist Parties of Cuba and France will strive for peace
and security for all nations.
Georges Marchais, Secretary General of the French Communist Party meets in
Paris with Jesus Montane who attended a meeting of the 25th Congress of the
French Communist Party.
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March 24
Labor leaders from the General Confederation of Workers of France, presided
over by Secretary General Henri Krasucki, Politburo member of the French
Communist Party, arrive in Havana.
Henri Krasucki and his delegation meet in Santiago de Cuba Province with
members of the provincial secretariat of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade
Unions. Roberto Veiga attends the meeting.
Roberto Veiga accompanies Henri Krasucki and his delegation to Cienfuegos to
inspect the thermonuclear plant and the 5 September agro-industrial complex in
the town of Rodas.
Julio Camacho Aguilera, Politburo member and party first secretary in Santiago
de Cuba meets with Henri Krasucki and his delegation.
The inter-African coffee organization's secretariat in Abidjan announces that
Cuba has joined the 1983 International Coffee organization as an exporting
member.
Fidel Castro attends the signing in Havana of a cooperation accord between the
French-Cuban and Cuban-French medical associations. The accord will broaden
the exchange of medical information.
Henri Krasucki is awarded the Larazo Pena Order by Roberto Veiga at the
protocol hall of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions.
French Labor leader Henri Krasucki visits the Isle of Youth accompanied by
Roberto Veiga. At Pinar del Rio's CTC offices, Krasuki is given an explanation of
the territory's economic development.
At a press conference at the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions,
Krasucki says he has seen in Cuba an active, well-organized trade union
organization that is strongly linked to the masses.
Fidel Castro and Roberto Veiga receive Henri Krasucki, Secretary General of the
General Confederation of Labor of France to discuss various international political
and economic topics.
In a communique delivered to Agence France-Presse, UNITA says its forces had
shot down a MIG-21 of the Angolan Air Force and its pilot was Cuban, Captain
Garcia Ortega Gonzales.
In a Paris Afrique-Asie interview, Vice Foreign Minister Raul Viera says the
USSR would support Cuba in case of open conflict with the US.
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Armando Hart meets in Budapest with Pak Song-chol, Politburo member of the
Korean Workers' Party Central Committee and Maxime Grometz, member of the
Secretariat of the French Communist Party.
In an interview in Paris, Isidoro Malmierca and his French counterpart Roland
Dumas discuss bilateral relations and agree to seek solutions to the conflict in
Central America.
Paris press reports that Cuban candidates for immigration can travel to the US via
other countries, despite the suppression of the immigration agreements between
Havana and Washington.
Foreign Minister Malmierca receives Guy Penne, adviser to French President
Mitterrand on African affairs, to discuss the international situation and bilateral
relations.
The first exposition called French Presence in Cuba is inaugurated at the Cuba pa-
vilion with the participation of around 40 enterprises from that European country.
Fidel Castro discusses Radio Marti with Penne. Castro says if the Americans give
up transmitting from Radio Marti, Cuba will reverse its decision on suspension of
the immigration agreements.
Penne tells AFP he is carrying a message from Fidel Castro to President
Mitterrand requesting support for the Cuban position on the unpayable Latin
American foreign debt.
Guy Penne meets with Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca. They
refer to possible Cuban French non-military cooperation with an African coun-
try-Burkina-Faso.
Minister of Transportation Guillermo Garcia accompanies French Minister Guy
Lengagne on a visit to the Institute of Transportation Research in Havana.
Guillermo Garcia Frias and French official Guy Lengagne sign a protocol in
Havana which anticipates exchanges and future trade agreements.
June 24 Paris press, announced in Lisbon, that UNITA killed 187 Angolan and 11 Cuban
soldiers during operations between 18-22 June.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Roland Leroy, member of the
Politburo of the French Communist Party and director of L'Humanite, to discuss
the international situation.
June 29 Cuban authorities expel the Havana correspondent of Agence France-Presse,
Andre Birukoff, for what is described as "insulting" Cuban womanhood.
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countries have agreed in principle to a major reorganization of the 1985 debt.
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Cuba signs an agreement with bank creditors to reschedule some $90 million of
medium-term debt due for payment this year. The payments will be spread over 10
years with a six-year grace period.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with Martin Malvy, French Secretary
of State for Energy. Malvy and Ernesto Melendez sign agreements to increase
trade and technical cooperation.
Paris press reports that Mobuto Sese Seko, President of Zaire, received Vice
Minister of External Relations Jorge Bolanos Suarez on 14 December.
Paris press reports that Jorge Bolanos Suarez went to Paris to convey to the MPR
founding chairman a message from Fidel Castro regarding the fate of Cuban
soldiers detained in Kinshasa.
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February 2
GDR leaders Erich Honecker and Willi Stoph send anniversary congratulations to
Fidel Castro saying the GDR would do everything it could to help Cuba to
continue developing successfully.
Deputy Chairman of the GDR Council of State Egon Krenz arrives in Havana and
is received by Politburo member Jose Machado Ventura.
Fidel Castro meets in Managua with Egon Krenz, East German Council of State
deputy chairman. Castro praises relations between the two countries.
Politburo member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Guenther Kleiber tours
Camaguey and visits Major General Ignacio Agramonte's birthplace.
Representatives from Bulgaria, Hungary, the GDR, Poland, Cuba, Czechoslova-
kia, and the USSR sign the final protocol at the sixth CEMA provisional work
group on microprocessing technology.
Harry Tisch, FDGB Chairman and Alfredo Morales, Secretary of the Central
Organization of Cuban Trade Unions begins a study visit in Berlin. They reaffirm
a policy of peaceful existence.
Commander of the Revolution Guillermo Garcia Frias decorates the GDR's Vice
Maritime Minister with the Aracelio Iglesias award in Havana.
Guenther Kleiber, SED Central Committee Politburo member meets with Pedro
Miret to convey greetings from Erich Honecker to Fidel Castro.
February 3 During his visit to Cuba, Guenther Kleiber met with Cuban officials Jaime
Crombet, Marcos Lage, Julo Garcia Oliveras, and Adolfo Diaz.
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March 23
GDR Deputy Chairman Gerhard Schuerer arrives in Havana to discuss economic
and social development for 1986-1990. Politburo member Humberto Perez greets
Schuerer at the airport.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez held talks in Havana with Herbert Weiz, member of the
Socialist Unity Party of Germany and Ernst Hoefner, GDR Minister of Finance to
discuss strengthening cooperation.
Deputy Chairman of the GDR Council of Ministers Gerhard Schuerer receives
Marcos Lage, Minister of the Steelworking Industry to discuss deepening
economic and scientific-technological cooperation.
Politburo member Armando Hart arrives in Berlin on a stopover on his way to Bu-
dapest to attend the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party's 13th Congress.
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In Moscow, Raul presents The Orders of Anna Betancourt awards to leaders of
women's organizations in the USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, and
Czechoslovakia.
Raul Castro meets with Erich Honecker in Berlin. They condemn the US policy of
interference in Central America and the Caribbean and support the efforts of the
Contadora group.
Army General Heinz Hoffmann receives a delegation of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces headed by Col. Gustavo Rivero Milian to discuss the international situation
and cooperation between the armies.
June 20 The London press reports that Bulgarian, Cuban, and East German troops are
fighting alongside Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
Minister President of the State Planning Board Humberto Perez and his East
German counterpart, Gerhard Schuerer, sign an economic accord for 1986-90 in
Berlin.
October 8 Fidel Castro sends a message to Erich Honecker and Willi Stoph on the occasion
of National Day. He blames the unpayable foreign debt on unjust economic orders
established by imperialist powers.
December 1 East Germany's Foreign Trade Minister Horst Soelle arrives in Havana. Carlos
Rafael Rodriguez welcomes him at Jose Marti International Airport.
December 3 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez attends the 13th session of cooperation between East
Germany and Cuba. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and East Germany's Horst Soelle
discuss economic activities.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez visits the GDR Embassy in Havana to sign the book of
condolences because of the death of GDR Defense Minister Heinz Hoffmann.
Raul Castro visits the East German Embassy in Havana to sign the book of
condolences following the death of East German Defense Minister Heinz
Hoffmann.
Minister of Justice of the GDR Hans-Joachim Heusinger visits the Isle of Youth
accompanied by Minister of Justice Juan Escalona. They tour industrial installa-
tions and African schools.
December 6 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Horst Soelle sign a protocol to establish cooperation
in the sugar, citrus, and construction industries.
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December 20 Cuba and the GDR sign a trade protocol in Berlin for next year. The document is
signed by Foreign Trade Ministers Jose de la Fuente and Dieter Lemke, with
Foreign Minister Soelle in attendance.
December 24 Fidel Castro and Kurt Hager, Socialist Unity Party of Germany Politburo
member, attend the ceremony opening of the "Tinima" beer factory in Camaguey
built with East German cooperation.
Kurt Hager speaks at the beer factory in Camaguey pointing out that this is one of
the largest Cuban-GDR joint ventures and asserts that the foundation of country
relations is socialism.
Fidel Castro and Kurt Hager condemn the imperialistic policy of violation of
national rights and interference in the Central American area, particularly against
Cuba and Nicaragua.
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President Flavio Bravo and Vice President Jorge Lezcano of the National
Assembly receive West German Deputy Helmut Schaefer to exchange
experiences.
In a meeting with Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and J. Bolanos, Helmut Schaefer asks
if Cuba would send MIGS to Nicaragua in the event of invasion. They answered:
No. Each country must defend itself.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Jorge Bolanos tell Helmut Schaefer that Havana
wants to improve its relations with the US but that steps in that direction are up to
Washington.
Helmut Schaefer says he received assurances from Havana that all Cuban
military advisers in Nicaragua will be withdrawn if the Contadora peace plan
becomes effective. Hamburg press reports that during deputy Helmut Schaefer's
visit to Cuba he met with Central Committee member Jesus Montane and Ramon
Castro. Helmut Schaefer says that 16,000 West German tourists visited Cuba last
year and in the short and medium term the presence of medium-sized businesses in
Cuba will increase.
Three members of the Cuban parliament make up the first Cuban parliamentary
delegation to visit Bonn. They are received by Minister of State Moellemann to
discuss bilateral relations.
March 15 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with West German politician Wolf
Brandendorf. They discuss ties between Latin America and Europe.
Hamburg TV reports an interview by Swedish correspondent Toegensen in
Havana. Fidel says there is a possibility that Cuban troops will be withdrawn from
Africa if UN agreements are reached.
Fidel Castro meets with a delegation of politicians and scientists from the FRG.
He tells them that Nicaraguan President Ortega has asked the Soviets to cover his
country's oil needs.
The West German Social Democratic Politicians delegation led by Parliamentari-
ans Hans Matthoefer and Hans-Ulrich Klose meet with Fidel Castro in Havana.
September 05 West German Vice Foreign Minister Wolfgang Mollermann says his country
wants to intensify its political dialogue and increase its cooperation in various
fields with Cuba.
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Fidel Castro discusses the international situation, peace, the Latin American debt,
and other general items during a meeting in Havana with FRG official Gerhard
Schroeder.
December 18 Raul Taladrid, Vice President of the State Committee for Economic Cooperation,
meets with officials of the Rhineland, Palatinate and Saarland, West Germany to
discuss strengthening ties.
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Cuban Minister of Internal Trade, Manuel Vila Sosa, heads a delegation to the
Ghana-Cuba joint commission for cooperation in Accra. The session will discuss
housing and education.
During the first meeting of the second Ghana-Cuba Joint Commission for
Cooperation in Accra, it was announced that twelve university students who have
been studying Spanish will leave for Havana.
Internal Trade Minister Manuel de la Sosa attends the second meeting of the
Ghana-Cuba cooperation commission in Ghana. Cuba agrees to step up economic
assistance in housing and trade.
Accra press reports that Government official Lt. Col. Y. A. Asase returned from
Cuba where he discussed the structure of the CDR and addressed Ghanaian
students on the Isle of Youth.
Ghanaian Minister of Transport and Communications Richard Kwame Peprah
arrives in Havana and meets with Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrizas. A
trade protocol through 1986 is signed.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports will send four experts to Ghana to assist in the
country's sports development program; two will be with the National Sports
Council and two will teach in Winneba.
Jorge Risquet conveys a message from Fidel Castro to Ghana's chairman of the
Provisional National Defense Council Jerry Rawlings. They discuss the underde-
veloped world's debt problem.
Two Cuban sports coaches, Eduardo Alvarez Sanchez for boxing and Luis
Aldoroleo for athletics, arrive in Ghana to be attached to the proposed sports
college at Winneba.
Two members of the Federation of Cuban Women are in Ghana to discuss
Ghana's national development. Two Ghanaian women are undergoing day care
training in Cuba; 3 have completed preschool training.
Central Committee member Pedro Soto, in charge of the Department of Propa-
ganda and Communications, visits Ghana to identify areas in which the two
countries can cooperate.
A two-member delegation of the Young Communist Union of Cuba arrives in
Accra to share ideas with the Ghanaian youth and explore areas in which the
youth can further collaborate.
A seven-member team of Cuban medical personnel begins work at the Tamale
government hospital. The team is made up of two physician specialists, a general
physician, and four paramedical staff.
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September 30 A former Grenadian Government minister, deposed after the US-led military
intervention in 1983, says college students returning to Grenada from Cuba are
facing government discrimination.
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March 8 Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga condemns violations of basic human rights in
El Salvador and Guatemala at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.
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January 29 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca receive Lamin Sougouli, who
presents his credentials accrediting him as Ambassador of Guinea.
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February 11 The joint Cuba-Guinea-Bissau committee for economic and scientific-technical
cooperation opens in Havana. Minister of Justice Juan Escalona presides.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet meets in Havana with Health Minister Alexan-
der Nunes Correira of Guinea-Bissau to discuss matters of mutual interest and the
international situation.
Jorge Risquet and Alexander Nunes Correira sign an agreement renewing
cooperation between Cuba's Communist Party and the African Party for the
Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
Jose Raul Viera and Health Minister Alexander Nunes Correira of Guinea-Bissau
sign a cooperation protocol to increase cooperation in the fields of education,
science, and culture.
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Guyana's Minister of Education Parris says his country will send mathematics
teachers to Cuba to work with English-speaking students in secondary schools on
the Isle of Youth.
January 23 Guyana's Minister of Health van West Charles and Cuban Agricultural Minister
Diaz sign an economic and technical agreement in Guyana to establish schools of
medicine and language.
Richard van West-Charles says that Guyana is expected to send about 12 teachers
to Cuba later this year to teach English at the higher level.
February 6 Cuba and Guyana sign a new educational, scientific, and cultural agreement for
1985 on the tenth anniversary of collaboration between the two countries.
Havana press announces that a shipment of Guyanese wood will be sent to Cuba
within the next few days as part of a $2.9 milllion trade agreement signed in
January.
Alberto Suarez Diaz, official at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples
tours Guyana to share Cuban revolutionary experiences with Guyanese officials.
In Guyana, Cuban official Alberto Suarez Diaz says the Cuban people have
rejected Radio Marti and see it as the latest form of US aggression against the
country.
The Council of State declares three days of official mourning in observance of the
death of President Burnham of Guyana. Fidel describes Burnham as a friend of
the Third World and Cuba.
August 9 Fidel Castro signs a book of condolences at the Guyana Embassy in Havana on the
death of President Forbes Burnham.
Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida, accompanied by Ricardo Alarcon
and other Cuban officials, attend the funeral of Guyanese President Forbes
Burnham.
Juan Almeida meets with Guyana's Prime Minister Hamilton Green in George-
town to discuss themes of mutual interest and issues related to the international
and regional situations.
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August 13 Juan Almeida, accompanied by Ricardo Alarcon and other Cuban officials, return
from Guyana after attending the funeral of deceased President Forbes Burnham.
August 22 Guyana's President Desmond Hoyte receives a Cuban delegation headed by
Ursinio Rojas to discuss the need to continue strengthening bilateral ties between
the two countries.
October 31 Public Health Minister Sergio del Valle visits the bauxite and aluminum mines in
Guyana, located in Linden, and attends the public session of the. closing of
parliament in Georgetown.
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February 6 In a news conference in Moscow, Isidoro Malmierca praises the Nicaraguan
Government for resisting what he called US aggression and criticized the presence
of American troops in Honduras.
February 19 Granma reports that US assertions that its military presence in Honduras has
helped the local people in areas of health services are farcial.
June 5 At a press conference in Caracas, Malmierca claims that there are real risks of a
US invasion of Nicaragua that would originate mainly from Honduran territory.
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Hungarian leaders Todor Zhivkov and Grisha Filipov send a message of greetings
to Fidel Castro on the 26th anniversary of the revolution saying they want to
strengthen relations.
Representatives from Bulgaria, Hungary, the GDR, Poland, Cuba, Czechoslova-
kia, and the USSR sign the final protocol at the sixth CEMA provisional work
group on microprocessing technology.
Minister of Education and co-chairman of the Hungarian-Cuban Economic,
Technical, and Scientific Cooperation Commission arrives in Budapest to attend
the 13th meeting of the commission.
Brigadier General Lajos Kiss, General Secretary of the Hungarian Union of
Defense departs for Havana to attend the Second National Conference of the
Society for Patriotic-Military Education.
Jose Ramon Fernandez, Vice President of the Council of Ministers is received by
Gyorgy Lazar, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Hungary. A bilateral
trade protocol for 1986-90 is signed.
President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples Rene Rodriguez
meets with Imre Pozsgay, General Secretary of the PPF National Council of
Hungary. A 5 year agreement is signed.
February 5 Hungarian Minister of Culture and Education Bela Kopeczi arrives in Havana to
attend the second celebration of Hungarian culture in Cuba.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart receives his Hungarian counterpart Bela
Kopeczi to discuss cultural matters of interest. Kopeczi and his delegation tour
historical sites in old Havana.
March 23 Politburo member Armando Hart arrives in Berlin on a stopover on his way to Bu-
dapest to attend the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party's 13th Congress.
Minister of Culture Armando Hart meets Hungarian official Janos Kadar to
discuss developments of the 13th Congress of the MSZMP, at which Hart is
heading the Cuban delegation.
Armando Hart meets with Grigoriy Romanov, member of the Politburo of the
CPSU Central Committee, to discuss the high level of relations between the two
parties.
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Armando Hart meets in Budapest with Pak Song-chol, Politburo member of the
Korean Workers' Party Central Committee and Maxime Grometz, member of the
Secretariat of the French Communist Party.
Armando Hart meets with Carlos Nunez Tellez, member of the FSLN National
Directorate in Budapest to discuss matters of common interest.
Politburo alternate member Roberto Veiga will head a delegation visiting
Hungary to participate in the 33d session of the FSM.
The Central Council of Hungarian Trade Unions and the Confederation of Cuban
Workers meet in Budapest with Sandor Gaspar and Roberto Veiga in the chair.
They discuss bilateral relations.
During the 33rd session of the World Trade Union bureau meeting in Budapest,
Roberto Veiga says the Central Organization of Cuban Workers is willing to
support a conference on foreign debt.
Sandor Borbely, member of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist
Workers' Party and national commander of the Workers Militia exchange views
with MTT leaders in Havana.
April 25 Raul Castro meets in Havana with Sandor Borbely, National Commander of the
Hungarian Workers' Militia.
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October 24
December 5
A Hungarian party workers' delegation, headed by Tibor Krajnyak, head of a sub-
department of the party and mass organizations department visits Cuba and meets
with Central Committee member Gil.
Trade official Manuel Vila Sosa and his Hungarian counterpart sign a scientific-
technical cooperation and trade agreement for 1986 in Budapest.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas arrives in Budapest to pay a 3-day working visit.
He is met at the airport by his Hungarian counterpart Peter Veress.
Cuba and Hungary sign an agriculture and food trade agreements. Included are
scientific-technical cooperation, land preparation, and aspects related to meat and
preserves industry.
December 13 Cuba and Hungary sign a five year cooperation agreement. Cuba will receive a
zero-strength reactor from the Institute of Nuclear Energy the countries will
exchange specialists and research.
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December 17 Havana press reports that there are over 1,500 Cuban women in Hungary working
as textile technicians and that another group works in the Icaruz bus factory.
On the 25th anniversary of the Cuban-Hungarian relations, Hungarian Foreign
Minister Peter Varkonyi says cooperation between the two countries is reflected in
all aspects of life.
December 19 Raul Castro signs the book of condolences at the Embassy of the Hungarian
People's Republic on the death of Army General Istvan Olah, Defense Minister.
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October 30 Foreign Minister Shevardnadze departs Cuba enroute to Iceland.
December 10 The Council of State appoints Alberto Dennys Guzman Perez as Cuban Ambassa-
dor to Iceland with residence in Stockholm, Sweden, where he holds the same
office.
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Special envoy to Fidel Castro, Oscar Oramas, delivers a message to Indian Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi from Fidel Castro. It discusses the international situation
and bilateral relations.
Dora Carcano, Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women speaks at
the opening ceremony of the Nonaligned Movement meeting in New Delhi.
Gandhi speaks about the role of women.
Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca arrives in India to attend a ministerial
meeting of the Nonaligned Movement to support the cause of Namibian
independence.
In New Delhi, Malmierca says it is imperative to reinforce international solidarity
with the South-West Africa Peoples' Organization to assure Namibia's
independence.
At the Nonaligned meeting in New Delhi, Malmierca says that the resumption of
the US-USSR talks on nuclear and space weapons is encouraging and insists the
US is applying force in Central America.
President of India's Atomic Energy Commission, Ramanna, and the Executive
Secretary of Cuba's Atomic Energy Commission, F. C. Diaz-Balart, sign a
bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement.
Raja Ramanna, Jose Ramon Fernandez, and Foreign Minister Malmierca discuss
cooperation between the two countries. The Indian delegation tours places of
scientific interest in Havana.
May 24 Madhav Keshav Mangalmurti, the new Indian Ambassador to Cuba, presents his
credentials to Carlos Rafael Rodriguez.
Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart and Dr. Raja Ramanna, Chairman of India's Nuclear
Energy Commission sign an agreement in Havana on the peaceful uses of nuclear
energy.
June 19 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez explains the development of the Cuban economy to A. V.
Birla, leader of a visiting Indian group.
August 24 India's Prime Minister Rijiv Gandhi says during an interview that relations
between India and Cuba are characterized by cordiality and understanding.
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October 21
October 22
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas meets in New Delhi with Indian Finance and
Commerce Minister Singh to discuss trade links between the two countries and
participation in joint ventures.
Vilma Espin and Sonia Gandhi visit various historical points of interest in Havana.
Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his wife, Sonia, arrive in Havana. They
are greeted by Fidel Castro and Vilma Espin at the airport.
Talking to Indian correspondents in Havana, Fidel Castro praises Rajiv Gandhi
and says India is privileged to have a leader like him.
Gandhi and Fidel Castro discuss bilateral and international issues, especially the
Commonwealth Conference, the situation in Central America, and the Nonaligned
Movement.
Rajiv Gandhi receives the Jose Marti Order awarded posthumously to the late
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He says India and Cuba are committed to working
together.
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May 23 Granma announces that Ana Maria Gonzalez Suarez was named Cuban Ambas-
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Fidel Castro, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, and Isidoro Malmierca discuss bilateral
relations regional problems with Iranian Prime Minister Mir Hoseyn Musavi
during his stopover enroute to Nicaragua.
Iranian Prime Minister Mir Hoseyn Musavi stops in Havana for several hours
enroute to Nicaragua. Fidel Castro, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, and Isidoro
Malmierca accompany him on a tour near Havana.
Fidel Castro and Foreign Minister Malmierca meet Iranian official Dr. Larijani,
who delivers a message from President Khamenei to Fidel. They discuss expanding
ties and the Iraqi war.
November 25 An Iranian parliamentary delegation headed by Ahmad Azizi arrives in Havana to
discuss political and economic matters and expanding relations with Flavio Bravo.
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August 17
October 30
October 31
Levi Farah, Minister Without Portfolio, arrives in Baghdad to discuss strengthen-
ing economic and trade cooperation with Iraqi officials.
Isidoro Malmierca receives Iraqi Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Wisam al-
Zahawi to discuss bilateral relations and the interntional situation.
Minister of Overseas Construction Levi Farah arrives in Baghdad to represent
Cuba at the Iraqi-Cuban joint committee for economic and technical cooperation.
Levi Farah and Muhammad Fadil Husayn sign a trade cooperation agreement to
expand trade, promote economic, industrial, and agricultural cooperation, medical
assistance, and training of cadres.
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October 31 Irish Justice Ministry officials report that an unidentified Cuban man has been
granted asylum in Ireland after leaving an Aeroflot flight at Shannon Airport.
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The Cuban Foreign Ministry issues a statement condemning the acts of genocide
that Israeli occupation troops are carrying out against the people of southern
Lebanon.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations says the Israeli aggression against PLO
headquarters in Tunis was a violation of international law and the act represents
an insult to the international community.
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January 4 Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane meets with Gian Carlo Pajetta.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets with Gian Carlo Pajetta, member of the Politburo
and Secretariat of the Communist Party of Italy to discuss problems of mutual
interest.
January 8 Castro discusses matters of mutual interest with Gian Carlos Pajetta, Politburo
and Secretariat member of the Italian Communist Party.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo meets with Gian Carlo Pajetta to
discuss the functions of the ANPP and the general housing law and labor code re-
cently passed.
Milan press reports that an Italian Catholic magazine says that Fidel Castro
would soon meet the Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega, to discuss a possible
visit by Pope John Paul.
A delegation of Italian workers, several of whom are militant members of the
Italian Communist Party, meet with members of Cuba's Committees for the
Defense of the Revolution.
Havana TV reports an increase in West European tourists to Cuba. Weekly flights
from Milan began in October, and later from Vienna and Rome two flights a
week, Iberia, three flights per week.
A National Assembly of the Peoples Government delegation, that includes Pedro
Garcia Lupianez and Fernando Amaya, visit Italy to meet with members of their
counterpart organization.
A delegation from the National Assembly of the People's Government is received
by Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Androetti and President of the
Chamber of Deputies Nilde Jotti.
August 21 Justice Minister Juan Escalona departs for Italy where he will participate in the
UN's seventh congress on crime prevention and treatment of delinquents.
Cuba has been selected to occupy one of the vice presidential positions at the
Seventh Congress on Crime Prevention and Treatment of Delinquents, sponsored
by the UN, and meeting in Milan, Italy.
September 21 In Somalia, Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi calls for the withdrawal of
Cuban troops stationed in Africa.
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Carlos Rafael Rodriguez arrives in Italy and delivers a letter from Fidel Castro to
Foreign Minister Giulio Andreotti inviting Italian Chief of State Francesco
Cossiga to visit Cuba.
Speaking at the Food and Agriculture Organization meeting in Rome, Minister of
Agriculture Adolfo Diaz analyzes the negative implications of the foreign debt in
food and agriculture problems.
December 11 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez arrives in Italy.
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February 22 Vice Foreign Minister Pelegrin Torras signs an agreement at the Japanese
Embassy in Cuba to renegotiate Cuba's official foreign debt.
At Jose Marti Airport, Ricardo Cabrizas greets the Japanese delegation attending
the eighth meeting of the Cuban-Japan Economic Conference. Conference
President Rioichi Kawai heads the delegation.
February 26 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets with Rioichi Kawai, President of Komatsu
Limited of Japan, to discuss Cuba's economic situation.
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March 2
March 12
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March 19
March 20
The joint meeting of the Cuban-Japanese economic conference is held in Havana.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas speaks of the efforts of the Cuban Government
in the economic campaign for progress.
The eighth joint meeting of the Cuban-Japanese economic conferences ends in
Havana. Ricardo Cabrizas and Rioichi Kawai, chairman of the Japanese delega-
tion sign the final document.
Fidel Castro meets with Ryoichi Kawai, President of the Japan-Cuban economic
conference. Castro underscores the economic measures adopted in Cuba in
agricultural, industrial, and service sectors.
National Assembly President Flavio Bravo and his Japanese counterparts Michita
Sakata and Mutsuo Kimura agree to promote exchanges of legislators between
their countries in pursuit of world peace.
Yosihiro Inayama, President of the Federation of Economic Organizations of
Japan discusses the world economic situation, especially that of the Third World,
with Flavio Bravo.
Flavio Bravo meets in Tokyo with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Shintaro
Abe. Abe says his people are friendly toward Cuba because of its efforts in support
of peace in Central America.
In Tokyo, Flavio Bravo denies speculation that relations between Cuba and the
Soviet Union have deteriorated. He says Soviet-Cuban ties are at their best.
At a meeting of the Association of Chiefs of Latin American Diplomatic Missions
in Japan, Flavio Bravo stresses the current difficult circumstances of Latin
America's $350 billion foreign debt.
Minister of Foreign Trade Cabrizas meets in Havana with the Kobe trade mission
to discuss the next five-year plan. He says in 1990 Cuban non-sugar exports should
surpass 1 billion peso in value.
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Japanese bankers visit Cuba at the invitation of the National Bank of Cuba. They
meet with Raul Leon Torras, President of the National Bank, to discuss the Cuban
economy and bilateral relations.
Orlando Fundora, President of the Cuban Movement for the Peace and Sovereign-
ty of the Peoples attends the international meeting opposing the atomic bomb in
Hiroshima, Japan.
In Japan, Orlando Fundora says imperialism is planning the most colossal
rearmament program ever while conducting insane adventures like that of star
wars.
Isidoro Malmierca meets with Mitsuro Donawaki, General Director of the Latin
American-Caribbean Division of the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry, to discuss
bilateral relations and foreign issues.
November 16 A PCC delegation headed by Jesus Montane arrives in Tokyo to participate in the
17th Congress of the Japan Communist Party.
November 21 Jesus Montane meets with Kenji Miyamoto, President of the Central Committee
of the Japanese Communist Party to exchange opinions concerning the interna-
tional situation.
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Vilma Espin heads a delegation to Nairobi, Kenya to participate in th UN
women's conference.
Fidel Castro sends a message to the women of all the world who are participating
at the UN world conference in Nairobi, Kenya stressing Cuba's
solidarity with the event.
In Nairobi, Vilma Espin says there cannot be changes in the condition of women in
the midst of constant aggressions aimed to prevent countries from exercising their
basic rights.
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January 2 North Korean Vice President Pak Song-chol departs Pyongyang to visit Cuba and
to attend the inaugural of Nicaraguan President Ortega.
January 3 Foreign Minister Kim Yong-nam sends a message of greetings to Foreign Minister
Malmierca on the 26th anniversary of the revolution expressing firm solidarity
with the Cuban people.
Yang Hyong-sop, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's
Assembly of North Korea sends a message to Flavio Bravo on the 26th anniversary
of the revolution expressing solidarity.
Vice President of the Council of Minsters Jose Ramon Fernandez greets Pak
Song-chol, North Korean Vice President on his arrival at Jose Marti International
Airport.
January 7 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez discusses bilateral and multilateral activities and inter-
national politics with Pak Song-chol of Korea.
Armando Hart meets in Budapest with Pak Song-chol, Politburo member of the
Korean Workers' Party Central Committee and Maxime Grometz, member of the
Secretariat of the French Communist Party.
April 2 The Ministries of Public Health of Cuba and North Korea sign a cooperation
protocol for 1985-86 in Pyongyang.
Lester Rodriguez Perez, Vice-Chairman of the State Committee for Economic
Cooperation arrives in Pyongyang to attend the 9th meeting of the Intergovern-
mental Economic and Scientific Meeting.
A protocol of the Intergovernmental Economic and Scientific meeting of Korea
and Cuba is signed in Pyongyang by Yim Ki-song, Vice Minister of External
Affairs, and Lester Rodriguez Perez.
Lester Rodriguez Perez meets with Vice Premier Kong Chin-tae, Yim Ki-song,
and Cuban Ambassador to Korea Ricardo Danza Sigas.
Textile machinery workers of Pyongyang express massive support for Cuba's
repudiation of Radio Marti as stated by Cuban Ambassador Ricardo Danza Sigas
and by the Committee for Cultural Relations.
Kim Yong-nam and his delegation visit the Havana City Center of Biological
Research and are informed on the production of interferon. Cuba is one of 14
countries producing this substance.
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North Korea's Vice Premier Kim Yong-nam visits the Cuban Institute of
Friendship With the Peoples and meets with Acting President Mario Rodriguez to
discuss international topics.
June 15-17 Isidoro Malmierca and Kim Yong-nam meet in Havana.
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August 13
August 19
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Kim Yong-nam discuss the tense international
situation and the good relations between their two countries. Jesus Montane and
Yong-nam discuss party relations.
Fidel Castro discusses subjects of international interest and bilateral relations with
Kim Yong-nam. Yong-nam's visit to Cuba ends, Malmierca sees him off at the
airport.
North Korea's President Kim 11-song receives Elio Constantin, sub-director of
Granma.
Prensa Latina, Pyongyang, reports that in Fidel's interview with Dymally and
Elliot, Fidel said the decision to hold the 1988 Olympics in Seoul was sectarian.
Ramon Castro, Director of the Valles de Picadura special genetic plan departs for
North Korea to exchange information on livestock raising.
At a welcoming ceremony for Ramon Castro, North Korea's Vice Premier Chong
Chun-ki reaffirms his country's close ties of friendship and solidarity with Cuba.
Kim 11-song expresses support to Ramon Castro for Fidel's proposals on the
cancellation of the foreign debt and the simultaneous holdings of the coming
Olympic games in North and South Korea.
August 20 During a visit with Minister of External Economic Affairs Chong Song-nam,
Ramon Castro exchanges viewpoints on the future development of economic,
scientific, and technical cooperation.
Ramon Castro departs Pyongyang. Chong Chun-ki underscores the fact that
Castro's visit will contribute to the development of bilateral relations.
Ramon Castro and his delegation meet with Vice Minister of Defense Lieutenant
General Pak Chung-kuk who sends fraternal greetings to Raul Castro.
August 26 Havana TV reports that, in Pyongyang, Cuba and North Korea signed their first
scientific and cultural cooperation agreement in the fields of construction,
architecture, and urbanization.
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August 29 Kim 11-song, General Secretary of the Korean Workers Party sends a congratula-
tory message to Fidel Castro on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations.
Havana TV reports on an interview with North Korea's Ambassador to Cuba Pak
Yong-sae who condemns US violation of Cuban airspace by an SR-71 spy plane
and suports Castro's debt initiative.
October 11 North Korea's President Kim 11-song receives a visiting delegation of the
Communist Party of Cuba headed by Armando Acosta.
October 26 Choe Chong-kun, Korean Workers Party Central Committee member arrives in
Cuba to sign documents regulating Cuban-North Korean trade for the next five
years and a 1986 trade protocol.
November 2 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets with North Korea's Foreign Trade Minister Choe
Chong-kun in Havana to discuss economic development in their respective
countries.
Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrizas and Choe Chong-kun sign a trade
agreement for 1986-1990 and the 1986 trade protocol.
December 29 Cuba's Ambassador to North Korea Ricardo Danza Sigas attends the signing in
Pyongyang of a 1985-86 work plan on scientific cooperation between the
Academies of Sciences of the two countries.
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Elliot, Fidel said the decision to hold the 1988 Olympics in Seoul was sectarian.
August 19 Kim 11-song expresses support to Ramon Castro for Fidel's proposals on the
cancellation of the foreign debt and the simultaneous holdings of the coming
Olympic games in North and South Korea.
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January 24 Raul Castro sends a message of greetings to General Khamtai Siphandon,
National Defense Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on the
occasion of the 36th founding anniversary.
Fidel Castro sends a message of greetings to Kaysone Phomvihan, General
Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee on the
occasion of the 30th founding anniversary.
The Government of Laos awards Luis Rodriguez Vasilio, head of the Cuban
experts in Laos, the Victory Medal Third Class for devotion to internationalist in
Laos.
Foreign Minister Malmierca and his delegation arrive in Vientiane and meet with
Foreign Minister Phoun Sipaseut to discuss bilateral relations and the current
international situation.
April 23 Isidoro Malmierca and Phoun Sipaseut sign a cooperation agreement for 1986-90
between the foreign ministries.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos Kaysone Phomvihan receives
Isidoro Malmierca to discuss the international situation.
Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes and his delegation arrive in
Vientiane and meet with General Sisavat Keobounphan, Secretary of the Lao
People's Revolutionary Party.
August 27 Ramiro Valdes decorates Sisavat Keobounphan with the Republic of Cuba
Friendship Medal and holds talks with Lao officials on security.
September 9 PCC member Raul Vivo Valdes arrives in Laos. He meets with Phoumi
Vongvichit, member of the LPRP Central Committee Political bureau to discuss
bilateral issues.
Laotian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Phoun Sipaseut, arrives in havana and is
greeted at the airport by First Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jose Raul viera
Linares.
September 12 Isidoro Malmierca and Phoun Sipaseut exchange views on the recently concluded
ministerial conference in Luanda, the situation in Southeast Asia, and bilateral
relations.
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September 17 Isidoro Malmierca bids farewell to Phoun Sipaseut at the airport, ending his
friendly 10-day visit.
November 30 Vice President of the Council of State Juan Almeida arrives in Vientiane to
participate in activities commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Lao people's
democratic republic.
December 02 Secretary General of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Kaysone Phomvihan
meets with Juan Almeida in Vientiane.
December 11 Fidel Castro sends a message of greetings to Laotian leader Kaysone Phomviham
on the occasion of the 10th Lao National Day (December 2).
Cuban leaders Flavio Bravo and Armando Acosta send messages of congratula-
tions on the 10th Lao National Day to Laotian leader Souphanouvong.
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March 6 The Cuban Foreign Ministry issues a statement condemning the acts of genocide
that Israeli occupation troops are carrying out against the people of southern
Lebanon.
June 27 Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane meets in Havana with In'am Ra'd,
former leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon, to discuss the in-
ternational situation, and Lebanon.
July 15 Beirut press reports that Cuba, Switzerland, and France inform the Lebanese
Foreign Ministry that they do not go along with the US measures taken against
Beirut International Airport.
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Lesotho Ambassador to Cuba.
October 28 Federic Assogba Affo and Vincent Montsi Makhele, Foreign Ministers of Benin
and Lesotho, arrive in Havana. Affo tells the press that the Namibian people
should gain independence without delay.
October 30 Isidoro Malmierca and Lesotho's Foreign Minister Vincent Montsi Marhele
discuss bilateral relations, the crisis in Central America, and the situation in South
Africa.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca meet with Foreign Minister
Makhele of Lesotho to discuss bilateral relations and the international situation,
especially in southern Africa.
November 1 Fidel Castro meets with Lesotho Foreign Minister Vincent Montsi Makhele to
exchange opinions on the situation in southern Africa and discuss bilateral
relations.
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November 14 The Cuban Foreign Ministry denies that Cuban citizens were involved in the
attempted coup d'etat against Liberian President Samuel K. Doe on 12 November.
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Levi Farah discusses bilateral relations and ways to promote cooperation in all
fields with the Secretary of the People's Committee for the Foreign Liaison
Bureau of Libya.
August 28 The Council of State appoints Enrique Trujillo Rapallo as Cuban Ambassador to
Libya.
December 21 Levi Farah visits Libya for discussions with Libyan officials of bilateral relations
and international issues.
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The first session of Cuban-Belgium-Luxembourg joint commission for economic
and industrial cooperation concludes in Brussels with the signing of a document by
Hector Rodriguez Llompart.
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June 24 Politburo alternate member Armando Acosta arrives in Antananarivo to partici-
pate in festivities to mark the 21st anniversary of the Malagasy revolution.
November 13 Jean Bemananjara, Madagascar's Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrives in Havana
to preside over the joint Cuban-Malagasy Intergovernmental Committee. Beman-
anjara is greeted by Isidoro Malmierca. Malmierca and Bemananjara discuss
widening and strengthening bilateral relations and exchange views on the interna-
tional situation and the Nonaligned Movement.
November 15 Malmierca and Bemananjara sign a protocol on the fourth session of the joint
inter-government commission for 1987 scientific and technical cooperation. Be-
mananjara signs a cooperation agreement with Cuba's Sugar Industry Ministry.
November 21 In a meeting with Cuban journalists, Foreign Minister Bemananjara reiterates the
need for Third World nations to unite and face the foreign debt problem. Foreign
Minister Bemananjara says that relations between his country and Cuba are
excellent in matters relating to politics, economics, and scientific-technical
cooperation.
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March 26 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of the new Malaysian Ambassa-
dor to Cuba, Azraai Zain.
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June 24 Vice President Juan Almeida accepts the credentials of Sadibou Kone accrediting
him as new Malian Ambassador to Cuba.
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Prensa Latina in Mexico City warns that the Reagan Administration's withdrawal
from talks in Manzanillo with Nicaragua amount to closing the door to a
negotiated solution to Central America.
January 25 Prensa Latina, Mexico City, reports that Fidel Castro met with the delegation
from the US National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Leader of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies Humberto Lugo meets with a Cuban
delegation, headed by Luis Mendez Morejon, in Mexico City to discuss bilateral
matters and Central America.
Flavio Bravo greets Luis Mendez Morejon upon his return from Mexico. Mendez
Morejon attended a meeting with representatives of Mexico's Chamber of
Deputies and Senate.
February 11 In an interview with Notimex, Cuba's Minister Without Portfolio Levi Farah says
the US has used its economic power to block the Contadora efforts.
In an interview to Czechoslovak television, Malmierca says Cuba very negatively
views the breaking off of negotiations between the representatives of Nicaragua
and the US in Manzanillo.
February 26 Isidoro Malmierca greets Mexican Foreign Secretary Sepulveda at Jose Marti
International Airport, and later in the day hosts a reception.
February 27 During the opening ceremony of the Mexico-Cuba intergovernmental commission,
Mexican Foreign Secretary Sepulveda exhorts the US and Nicaragua to renew the
Manzanillo talks.
Isidoro Malmierca opens the fourth meeting of the Cuba-Mexico joint general
intergovernmental commission in Havana. In his opening remarks, he says Cuba
shares Mexico's desire for peace.
February 28 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Raul Leon Torras receives Bernardo Sepulveda. 36
exchange agreements are signed in economic, scientific, and cultural cooperation.
March 1 In an interview at his reception in Havana, Mexican Foreign Secretary Sepulveda
says the outlook for cooperation between Cuba and Mexico in all areas is vast.
During his visit to Cuba Bernardo Sepulveda met on three occasions with Fidel
Castro to discuss regional matters and Mexico's decision to continue the Conta-
dora negotiating effort.
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Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas and Mexico's Secretary for Commerce and
Industrial Development, Hector Hernandez Cervantes, sign a trade accord. More
than 20 Cuban products will enter Mexico.
Prensa Latina reports in an interview with Excelsior that Fidel Castro said Latin
America's foreign debt is an economic, political, and moral impossibility.
In an interview in Excelsior, Fidel Castro says the Soviet Union cannot provide
military protection for Nicaragua in case of direct intervention from the US.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of the new Mexican Ambassador
to Cuba, Enrique Olivares Santana.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives Enrique Olivares Santana who presents his
credentials as Mexican Ambassador to Cuba.
The fifth meeting of the Mexican-Cuban business committee is held in Havana.
Fidel Castro discusses Cuba's economic and social development with the Mexican
business delegation.
During a technical stopover in Mexico City, Isidoro Malmierca says the US-
Cuban immigration agreement will remain suspended until the provocations
transmitted over Radio Marti cease.
In Mexico City, Malmierca tells reporters that the immigration agreement
between the US and Cuba will remain suspended until Radio Marti ends.
Notimex reports that Emilio Comas Paret, Deputy Director of the Cuban Artistic
and Literary Economic Fund has said Radio Marti has been a scandal to Cuba
and the programming is antiquated.
In an interview with El Dia, Fidel Castro says economic integration is needed for
Latin Americans to be able to live and develop independently.
In El Dia, Fidel Castro also says socialism offers fabulous prospects for develop-
ment, the experience of our country proves it, and what we should be doing is per-
fecting socialism.
President of the Provincial Assembly of the People's Government in Havana City
Province, Oscar Fernandez Mell meets with Mexican Navy Captain Alberto Del
Barrio of the sailing ship Cuauhtemoc.
The training sailing ship Cuauhtemoc, of the Mexican Navy, dock in the port of
Havana on its yearly training visit with cadets from the Heroic Naval Military
School of Mexico.
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June 22 The Mexican training ship Cuauhtemoc departs Havana for the United States.
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Expo Cuba-85 opens in Mexico City. The event seeks to develop bilateral
industrial and economic cooperation and to increase trade fourfold in the short
term.
Politburo alternate member Roberto Viega meets in Mexico with Fidel Velazquez,
top leader of the Confederation of Mexican Workers to discuss common problems
affecting workers.
Roberto Viega meets with members of the Executive Committee of Mexico's
Revolutionary Labor Confederation. He invites them to participate in the
forthcoming trade union conference in Cuba.
At a press conference in Mexico City, Roberto Viega says that sooner or later the
foreign debt of Latin America will not be payable and that either we unite or we
sink.
In an interview granted to Excelsior, Fidel Castro reiterates that the foreign debt
affecting Third World countries should disappear.
In an interview with Notimex, Fidel Castro describes the capitalistic economic
system as madness, illogical, and impossible to understand.
Notimex reports that Fidel Castro denied reports that Costa Rican financier
Robert Vesco is imprisoned in Cuba-he said Vesco decided on his own to live
there.
Notimex reports that Fidel Castro said he could not assure that he will attend a
parliamentary meeting in Uruguay because he must take precautions against a
probable assassination attempt.
Mexican Under Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Francisco Suarez Davila
states that the recent Havana conference on foreign debt served to reiterate the po-
litical dimensions of the problem.
Excelsior quotes Malmierca during an interview in Luanda as saying Cuba's
position on its military presence in Angola is that it should not be eternal but
should last as long as necessary.
Division General Senen Casas Regueiro arrives in Mexico City to attend festivities
commemorating the 175th anniversary of Mexican independence.
September 15 In an interview in El Nacional, Senen Casas says that Cuba has withdrawn its mil-
itary advisers from Nicaragua and will comply with the Contadora Group's peace
plan for Central America.
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September 17 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Armando Hart, and other Cuban officials attend a
reception held in honor of the 175th anniversary of Mexico's independence.
September 19 At the Latin American Press Forum on foreign debt, Fidel Castro calls for
suspension of Mexico's debt due to the earthquake and modestly offers to
cooperate in any way needed. Fidel Castro visits the Mexican Embassy in Havana
and expresses the Cuban people's sorrow for the victims of the earthquake.
September 22-23 Health Minister Sergio del Valle visits Mexico City to assess the damage from the
earthquake that hit on 19 September. He offers medical brigades assistance. Cuba
is supplying medication.
Mexico press reports that Mexican exports to Cuba have increased 20.9 percent in
January-July 1984 over the same period in 1985. Imports of Cuban products
decreased during the same time frame.
Mexican press reports the signing of an agreement between Medicuba, the Cuban
Enterprise for the Import and Export of Medical Products, and the Mexican firm
Serinter, S.A.
Isidoro Malmierca passes through Mexico City after attending the 40th UN
General Assembly meeting. He tells Notimex that debtor countries must unify to
achieve economic order.
Mexican Industrialist Jose Munoz heads a delegation to the Third International
Fair in Havana. He says trade between Cuba and Mexico will reach $100 million
this year.
November 15 Construction Minister Raul Cabrera meets with Mexican Secretary of Education
Miguel Gonzalez Avelar to discuss possibilities for Cuban cooperation in cultural
and educational sectors.
Construction Minister Raul Cabrera delivers a message from Fidel Castro to
Mexican President de la Madrid with a $2.5 million donation to help in
reconstruction of damage by the earthquake.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo departs for Mexico City to
participate in the third Conference of Democratic Spanish-Speaking Parliament
members to be held 5-7 December.
In Mexico City, Flavio Bravo says that Cuba has studied the foreign debt problem
and has shown with figures that it is unpayable from a moral, economic, and
political point of view.
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December 9 Flavio Bravo returns from Mexico. He says the parliamentary meeting enabled
participants to have constructive talks which resulted in a statement that was good
enough.
December 10 In Mexico City, Flavio Bravo says that Nicaragua did the right thing when it re-
fused to sign the Contadora peace document because the document was making
more and more concessions to the US.
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Cuban Ambassador to Mongolia Rafael Fernandez speaks in Mongolia on the
occasion of the national day of Cuba stressing further development and deepening
friendship and all-round cooperation.
Deputy Foreign Minister Pelegrin Torras visits Mongolia and discusses bilateral
relations and international issues with his counterpart, G. Gashdabaa.
Pelegrin Torras visits industrial enterprises and meets with livestock breeders and
farmers in Ulaanbaatar.
October 28 Vice Foreign Trade Minister Jose de la Fuente receives the Minister of Foreign
Trade of Mongolia J. Dulmaa.
A Mongolian official visits Cuba on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations and indicates to the press that cooperation between the two
countries is positive.
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Mozambique's Secretary of State for Labor Aguiar Mazula arrives in Havana at
the invitation of Joaquim Benavides, Minister President of the State Committee
for Labor and Social Security.
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In New Delhi, Malmierca says it is imperative to reinforce international solidarity
with the South-West Africa Peoples' Organization to assure Namibia's
independence.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry issues a declaration rejecting and condemning the
South African racist regime's unilateral decision to install a so-called temporary
government in Namibia.
In a letter to UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar, the Cuban Foreign Ministry
rejects the new South African maneuver of installing a so-called interim govern-
ment in Namibia.
Fidel Castro and de Cuellar visit the Isle of Youth. Fidel tells Namibian students
he is willing to send "200,000" more Cuban troops to Angola if South Africa fails
to grant Namibia independence.
Perez de Cuellar addresses Namibian students on the Isle of Youth telling them it
is a sacred duty for him and the organization which he heads to continue working
for Namibia's independence.
On Namibia, Perez de Cuellar says nobody has the right to move away from UN
Resolution 435 which calls for the withdrawal of South Africa from that territory
and free elections.
Speaking on Namibia at the UN Security Council meeting, Foreign Minister
Malmierca says the presence of Cuban internationalist forces in Angola is not
related to Namibia.
August 26 Jorge Risquet and SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma meet in Launda. Nujoma tells
Risquet of SWAPO's recent military actions against South Africa.
The Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions supports the Namibian people,
who are waging a battle under the SWAPO leadership to achieve their
independence.
In a press conference, Jesus Escandel says the CTC supports the Namibian people
who are waging a battle, under the SWAPO leadership, to achieve their
independence.
Federic Assogba Affo and Vincent Montsi Makhele, Foreign Ministers of Benin
and Lesotho, arrive in Havana. Affo tells the press that the Namibian people
should gain independence without delay.
December 6 Jorge Risquet reiterates Cuba's solidarity with the Namibian cause for indepen-
dence to the President of SWAPO, Sam Nujoma, during a meeting in Luanda.
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The Special Counselor of the Netherlands State Secretary of Foreign Trade,
Dominique Dick, discusses developing trade relations with Foreign Trade Minister
Ricardo Cabrizas in Havana.
September 16 A Dutch agroindustrial delegation representing 18 commercial firms visits Cuba
to meet with over 150 Cuban export and import enterprises. The Netherlands
Agroindustrial delegation says that the Netherlands sees Cuba as a viable trade
partner.
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The Second contingent of the Australian-New Zealand brigade ends its visit to
Cuba with a festive event expressing support for the Cuban revolution. They
toured Havana province and picked oranges.
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Nicaragua's Commander of the Revolution Wheelock announces that Cuba, in a
gesture of solidarity and internationalism, has decided to buy all sugar production
from the "Victoria de Julio" sugarmill.
Gaston Plissonier, member of the Politburo of the French Communist Party visits
Cuba at the invitation of the Communist Party. He will attend the inauguration of
Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua.
Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Bolanos greets Sinan Hasani, Yugoslav
Presidency member, en route to Nicaragua to attend the Presidential inauguration
of Daniel Ortega.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo arrives in Managua to attend the
installation ceremony of the Nicaraguan National Assembly.
Fidel Castro arrives in Nicaragua to attend the inauguration of President Daniel
Ortega.
Nicaraguan President Ortega awards the Augusto Cesar Sandino Order, the
Battle of San Jacinto grade to Fidel Castro at the ceremony opening the new
Victoria de Julio sugar mill.
In a meeting with Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and J. Bolanos, Helmut Schaefer asks
if Cuba would send MIGS to Nicaragua in the event of invasion. They answered:
"No. Each country must defend itself."
Fidel Castro speaks at the opening of a giant refinery in Malacatova. He says his
country is "ready to contribute to peace" in Central America.
At the opening of a sugar refinery in Nicaragua, Fidel Castro says the US is mak-
ing ridiculous absurd charges claiming Nicaragua is stockpiling advanced weapons
that threaten other countries.
In his speech at the inauguration of the Victoria de Julio sugar mill, Nicaragua's
Minister of Agriculture Wheelock praises Cuban aid and support from Fidel
Castro in this project.
At a meeting with representatives of the Contadora nations in Nicaragua, Fidel
Castro says that peace in Central America is possible and that his country is
willing to assist in the effort.
January 13 Fidel Castro departs Nicaragua for Havana.
Helmut Schaefer says he received assurances from Havana that all Cuban
military advisers in Nicaragua will be withdrawn if the Contadora peace plan
becomes effective.
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In his news conference Alexander also says Castro said he is willing to sit down
and have talks with the US on a peaceful political solution to the situation in
Nicaragua.
Prensa Latina in Mexico City warns that the Reagan Administration's withdrawal
from talks in Manzanillo with Nicaragua amount to closing the door to a
negotiated solution to Central America.
NBC news in Washington says that Robert Vesco is smuggling high technology
computer and communications equipment to Cuba, Nicaragua, and East Bloc
countries in exchange for sanctuary in Cuba.
In a news conference in Moscow, Isidoro Malmierca praises the Nicaraguan
Government for resisting what he called US aggression and criticized the presence
of American troops in Honduras.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Gutierrez confirms that a Cuban Government
envoy met with Costa Rican officials in an effort to resolve differences between
Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
During an interview, Fidel Castro says President Reagan has shown some
flexibility in foreign affairs since the election, but blasts the US for questioning
Havana's right to aid Nicaragua.
In an interview to Czechoslovak television, Malmierca says Cuba very negatively
views the breaking off of negotiations between the representatives of Nicaragua
and the US in Manzanillo.
Havana International Service reports that agricultural machinery, industrial
equipment, and food will be transported on a regular maritime line inaugurated
linking Leningrad and Corinto.
February 25 The Energy Ministry in Managua says that Cuba has sent urgent fuel supplies to
Nicaragua to replace a shipment from Ecuador allegedly blocked by the US.
Nicaraguan Health Minister Lea Guido states upon her arrival in Havana, that
the objective of her visit is to closely study the progress made by Cuba in the phar-
maceutical industry.
February 26 Lima press reports that President Ortega of Nicaragua says there are fewer than
1,000 Cuban military advisers in Nicaragua, 50 of whom will return home in May.
February 27 In a radio announcement Daniel Ortega says he will withdraw 100 Cuban military
advisers from Nicaragua and that the government would cease acquiring arms.
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The government issues a statement of support for the measures announced on 27
February by Nicaraguan authorities for a political solution to the Central
American conflict.
Managua press reports that a shipment of 74,436 barrels of diesel fuel from Cuba
arrived in Puerto Corinto aboard the oil tanker Cielo di Napoli.
Fidel Castro meets in Havana, briefly, with Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega,
who was returning from the funeral of Konstantin Chernenko in Moscow.
Armando Hart meets with Carlos Nunez Tellez, member of the FSLN National
Directorate in Budapest to discuss matters of common interest.
In an interview in Excelsior, Fidel Castro says the Soviet Union cannot provide
military protection for Nicaragua in case of direct intervention from the US.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega meets with Fidel Castro in Havana to
exchange views on the Latin American situation, particularly the Central Ameri-
can crisis.
Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ocampo arrives in Havana and meets with
Nicaraguan President Ortega and Fidel Castro. He delivers a message to Castro
from President Betancur on Central America.
April 10 Deputy Foreign Minister Alarcon and his Nicaraguan counterpart, Jose Leon
Talavera, sign a cultural-educational agreement for 1985 in Managua.
Fidel Castro hosts a reception for Leon Febres-Cordero. Present at the reception is
Tomas Borge, Nicaragua's Interior Minister, who has been in Cuba for several
days.
April 25 Nicaragua announces that 100 Cuban military advisers will leave the country on 2
May and that it will pardon 107 political prisoners.
A State Department officials says that Nicaragua's announcement that Cuban
advisers would leave the country meant nothing unless it signaled an eventual end
to security links with the Soviet Union.
Nicaraguan President Ortega makes a technical stopover in Havana on his way to
the USSR. He discusses Central America and the peacemaking efforts of the
Contadora Group with Fidel Castro.
Commander of the Revolution Guillermo Garcia Frias meets in Havana with his
Nicaraguan counterpart William Ramirez to discuss matters of mutual interest in
the field of transportation.
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Havana TV reports that the US Government has asked the Nicaraguan Govern-
ment to break relations with Cuba and the USSR as a condition for the suspension
of the trade blockade imposed by the US.
In a farewell ceremony for 100 departing Cuban military advisers, Nicaraguan
Defense Minister Humberto Ortega says, "We are not stepping back even one
millimeter in our relations with Cuba."
Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Alarcon says the trade embargo imposed on
Nicaragua by the US, "is an irresponsible measure and part of an escalation that
could include other types of actions."
Raul Castro greets 100 Cuban military advisers who return after training
Government troops in Nicaragua.
Prensa Latina condemns as "immoral" President Reagan's decision to impose a
total trade embargo on Nicaragua.
Granma denounces the US trade embargo imposed on Nicaragua and says the
Sandinist people will not be subdued or frightened.
Prensa Latina reports that the coordinating bureau of the countries of the
Nonaligned Movement condemn the trade embargo and other economic measures
imposed by the US against Nicaragua.
Fidel Castro meets with a delegation of politicians and scientists from the FRG.
He tells them that Nicaraguan President Ortega has asked the Soviets to cover his
country's oil needs.
The papal nuncio to Nicaragua, Monsignor Andrea Laza de Monte Zemulo,
arrives in Cuba.
For the first time in 21 years, a Cuban parliamentary delegation visits Brazil. The
delegation condemns the US embargo against Nicaragua and defends the principle
of nonintervention.
Isidoro Malmierca addresses the Caribbean Conference in Trinidad and Tobago
condemning the US trade embargo on Nicaragua and its decision to open Radio
Marti.
At a press conference in Caracas, Malmierca claims that there are real risks of a
US invasion of Nicaragua that would originate mainly from Honduran territory.
Isidoro Malmierca calls for Nicaragua and Costa Rica to overcome their conflict
with the help of the Contadora Group, during a press conference in Caracas.
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The Secretariat of the International Organization, headquartered in Prague,
condemns US aggression against Nicaragua and denounces the installation of
Radio Marti.
Trade Union official Roberto Viega attends a coordinating meeting of trade union
representatives in Nicaragua. At a press conference, he calls for unity to solve the
foreign debt problem.
National Institute of Tourism President Padron, Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas,
and Nicaraguan Tourism Minister Herty Lweites open the sixth tourism conven-
tion, Cuba-Tur-85, in Havana.
June 21 Havana radio says the US "is playing with fire" by implicating Nicaragua in the
slaying of six Americans in El Salvador.
July 3 Daniel Ortega, Henry Ruiz, and Hector Rodriguez Llompart sign a technical-
scientific cooperation agreement totaling 100 million Cuban pesos.
The sixth anniversary of the victory of the Sandinist revolution is commemorated
at AALAPSO headquarters in Havana. AALAPSO Secretary General Rene
Anillo and Nicaraguan officials preside.
Politburo member Pedro Miret heads the Cuban delegation to Nicaragua
attending festivities commemorating the sixth anniversary of the Sandinista
revolution.
Fidel Castro expresses "unwavering solidarity with Nicaragua against US aggres-
sion" in his message to Nicaraguans on the sixth anniversary of the 1979
Sandinista revolution.
Politburo member Pedro Miret delivers a message from Isidoro Malmierca to
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Father Miguel D'Escoto who began a spiritual fast
in favor of peace 14 days ago.
Fidel Castro sends a message to Nicaraguan President Ortega on the sixth
anniversary of the Sandinist revolution noting Nicaragua's firm stance regarding
the US economic blockade.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of the new Nicaraguan Ambas-
sador to Cuba Luis Enrique Figueroa Aguilar. Pedro Miret participates in the
inauguration of the opening of the first dam built in Nicaragua by opening the wa-
ter valve.
September 15 In an interview in El Nacional, Senen Casas says that Cuba has withdrawn its mil-
itary advisers from Nicaragua and will comply with the Contadora Group's peace
plan for Central America.
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Fidel Castro sends a message of congratulations to Daniel Ortega on the occasion
of the 164th anniversary of Nicaraguan independence.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo holds talks with a delegation of
the National Assembly of Nicaragua headed by Sandinist Front representative
Humberto Solis.
Fidel Castro hosts a reception for Kaunda. At the reception, Fidel Castro discusses
the reestablishment of relations between Ecuador and Nicaragua with Ecuadoran
Ambassador Hidalgo.
The Washington Times reports a US SR-71 plane that flew over Cuba on 31
October confirmed that Soviet and Bulgarian freighters at Mariel have been
transferring war materiel to Nicaragua.
A top Nicaraguan official denies that Cuban military advisers are taking part in
combat against Contra rebels and accuses Washington of seeking an excuse to
expand its aid to the insurgents.
In a press conference, Nicaraguan President Ortega says that each time the US at-
tacks Nicaragua it denounces the alleged presence of Cuban soldiers in the
country.
In Mexico City, Flavio Bravo says that Nicaragua did the right thing when it re-
fused to sign the Contadora peace document because the document was making
more and more concessions to the US.
Fidel Castro and Kurt Hager condemn the imperialistic policy of violation of
national rights and interference in the Central American area, particularly against
Cuba and Nicaragua.
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October 16 Granma announces that Eduardo E. Balbin Martin has been named Cuban
Ambassador to Niger, with residence in Bamako, Mali.
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Yasir Arafat sends a message to Fidel Castro dealing with recent developments in
the Middle East, particularly regarding the Palestine question and the Nonaligned
Movement.
Dora Carcano, Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women speaks at
the opening ceremony of the Nonaligned Movement meeting in New Delhi.
Gandhi speaks about the role of women.
Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca arrives in India to attend a ministerial
meeting of the Nonaligned Movement to support the cause of Namibian
independence.
At the Nonaligned meeting in New Delhi, Malmierca says that the resumption of
the US-USSR talks on nuclear and space weapons is encouraging and insists the
US is applying force in Central America.
Isidoro Malmierca and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Co Thach discuss the
international situation and the Nonaligned Movement, and sign a cooperation plan
between the ministries for 1986-90.
Prensa Latina reports that the coordinating bureau of the countries of the
Nonaligned Movement condemn the trade embargo and other economic measures
imposed by the US against Nicaragua.
Foreign Minister Malmierca arrives in Algeria and meets with President Bendje-
did and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahimi to discuss international matters and
the nonaligned meeting in September.
Isidoro Malmierca and Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi discuss international issues and the
next nonaligned ministerial conference scheduled in September in Launda.
Fiseha Desta, member of the Workers Party of Ethiopia Politburo and Secretariat,
meets with Risquet to discuss Central America, Africa and the Nonaligned
Movement.
August 24 During a visit to Argentina, Vice Foreign Minister Raul Roa Kouri says that it is
Sub-Saharan Africa's turn to host the next Nonaligned Movement meeting.
Enroute to Cape Verde from Zimbabwe, Isidoro Malmierca tells Prensa Latina he
is visiting several countries to exchange viewpoints on the Nonaligned Ministers'
meeting in Luanda next week.
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Foreign Minister Malmierca visits Algeria and meets with Deputy Foreign
Minister Noureddine Harbi; they discuss bilateral relations and topics to be tabled
at the ministerial meeting in Launda.
Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca, at the Nonaligned Ministerial Conference in
Luanda, talks about the economic situation of the underdeveloped countries
characterized by unpayable foreign debt.
Malmierca also reiterates the importance Cuba concedes to the struggle for South
African independence and Cuba's position favoring that the Olympic games
should be shared by all of Korea.
September 7 At the NAM conference in Luanda, it is agreed that the next NAM summit
meeting will be held in Zimbabwe.
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September 10
September 12
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November 13
In statements to Havana Radio, Malmierca says that the Latin American and
Caribbean situation, particularly Central America, received special attention at
the Nonaligned meeting in Luanda.
Cuban official Ernesto Malendez says that the document approved at the
Nonaligned ministerial conference in Luanda represents a victory to establish a
new international economic order.
Isidoro Malmierca and Phoun Sipaseut exchange views on the recently concluded
ministerial conference in Luanda, the situation in Southeast Asia, and bilateral
relations.
Fidel Castro and dos Santos discuss matters of bilateral interest, the South
African situation, foreign debt, and the Nonaligned Movement.
Malmierca and Bemananjara discuss widening and strengthening bilateral rela-
tions and exchange views on the international situation and the Nonaligned
Movement.
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March 14
April 11
September 26
October 3
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane attends a reception in Havana to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of the Arab people of Palestine's armed
struggle.
Muhammad Milhim, member of the PLO Executive Committee meets in Havana
with representatives of the national liberation movements in Latin and Central
America.
Yasir Arafat sends a message to Fidel Castro dealing with recent developments in
the Middle East, particularly regarding the Palestine question and the Nonaligned
Movement.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives Imad Jadajah who presents his credentials as
Ambassador of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Hashir Mustapha al-Sayyid,
member of the Executive Committee of the Polisario Front, to discuss solidarity
between the PCC and the Polisario Front.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet receives Hashir Mustapha al-Sayyid, member of
the Executive Committee of the Polisario Front.
Malmierca speaks of Cuba's support of the Contadora process and his country's
solidarity with the Palestinians during his address at the UN.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations says the Israeli aggression against PLO
headquarters in Tunis was a violation of international law and the act represents
an insult to the international community.
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Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with Ruben Dario Souza, Secretary
General of the Panamanian People's Party, to discuss international events and
matters of common interest.
April 23 Ramon Castro receives a delegation of Panamanian legislators headed by Alfredo
Oranges; they tour the Valles de Picadura livestock breeding farm in Havana.
Panamanian legislators, led by Alfredo Oranges, Chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee of Panama, arrives in Havana to discuss closer ties between
the two countries' legislatures.
Flavio Bravo meets with a delegation of Panamanian legislatures headed by
Alfredo Oranges. Oranges delivers a message from Panamanian President
Barletta.
Alfredo Oranges and his delegation tour several communities and the modern
plant which produces picabu, a new substance of high nutritional content used to
feed cattle.
April 30 Fidel Castro receives the delegation of Panamanian legislators headed by Alfredo
Oranges to discuss economic problems of Latin America and the Third World.
At a press conference on the occasion of a Latin American women's meeting, Fidel
Castro says the Panamanian National Defense Forces are the most intelligent and
astute Latin Americans he knows.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo and his delegation attend a
dinner in Panama given by Panamanian legislatures. During a meeting they
discuss issues of interest.
Secretary General of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions Roberto
Veiga meets in Panama with representatives of the National Council of Organized
Workers.
August 17 Presidential spokeswomen for Ardito Barletta, Migdalia Fuentes, announces the
Panamanian Government's offer to host a foreign debt meeting in Panama City.
September 10
December 2
December 3
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Manuel Orestes Nieto de Casa
as the new ambassador of Panama. Jose Raul Viera Linares also participates in
the ceremony.
Education Minister Jose Ramon Fernandez arrives in Panama to attend the
meeting of the heads of education of Latin American and Spanish-speaking
countries.
Panamanian Foreign Minister Jorge Abadia Arias says that his country's relations
with Cuba are excellent, very cordial, and get closer day by day.
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January 7 Alva Castro announces that a group of Cuban athletes will soon arrive in Peru to
teach new techniques and strategies in sports activities.
Silvio Plasencia, Vice President of the National Assembly arrives in Lima leading
a delegation that will attend the celebration of the Peruvian capital's 450th
foundation anniversary.
February 26 Lima press reports that President Ortega of Nicaragua says there are fewer than
1,000 Cuban military advisers in Nicaragua, 50 of whom will return home in May.
In Peru, Flavio Bravo tells reporters that Cuba views with pleasure the democrati-
zation process in Uruguay and Brazil which, when added to Argentina, are
important developments for Latin America.
Flavio Bravo and his delegation make a technical stopover in Lima enroute to
Montevideo to attend Sanguinetti's inauguration. They meet with Peruvian
Foreign Minister Luis Percovich Roca.
Havana press reports that Carlos Roca Caceres, Deputy of the American
Revolutionary Popular Alliance of Peru, says Peru will establish relations with
Cuba.
Peru's President-elect Alan Garcia rejects a call by Fidel Castro for Latin
American nations to refuse to pay their combined foreign debt of $350 billion.
Fidel Castro sends Peruvian President Alan Garcia best wishes for success in his
new post and offers Cuba's support.
Education Minister Jose Ramon Fernandez returns from Peru after attending
President Garcia's inauguration. He tells the press he discussed bilateral matters
with various presidents.
Granma reports on a note sent by Fidel Castro to Peruvian President Alan Garcia
in which he offers anti-imperialism support to the Garcia regimes. Fidel Castro
states that he has absolutely no links with the Shining Path organization, but that
the existence of this organization is indicative of a deep economic crisis in Peru.
At a press conference in Lima, Peruvian Foreign Minister Allan Wagner says his
government is confident that diplomatic relations with Cuba will be normalized
soon.
Havana rejects the decision by the US to declare all credits derived from the
Peruvian foreign debt as deteriorated value and says Peru will not stand alone in
its confrontation with Washington.
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Granma reports on the Cuban Government's strong protest against the recent
decision by US authorities to declare credits derived from the Peruvian foreign
debt as value impaired.
Peruvian Foreign Minister Wagner sends Isidoro Malmierca a letter of apprecia-
tion for Cuban solidarity in opposition to the statement that describes the Peruvian
debt as impaired value.
November 18 Peruvian Foreign Minister Allen Wagner tells Vision magazine that Cuba plays
an important role in Peru's Latin American foreign policy.
November 22 Peruvian Foreign Minister Allan Wagner announces that the Peruvian govern-
ment will raise its ties with Cuba from charge d'affaires to ambassadorial level.
December 3
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December 16
December 17
December 18
December 27
December 29
Cuban labor leader Jesus Escandel arrives in Lima and meets with Peruvian labor
leader Isidoro Gamarra to discuss the regional labor movement. Escandel attends
the workers meeting on debt.
In an interview on Argentine television, Peruvian President Alan Garcia expresses
sympathy and admiration for Fidel Castro saying Fidel has done a lot for his
people.
The fourth meeting of the Cuban-Peruvian Joint Economic Intergovernmental
Commission begins in Havana. Vice Foreign Minister Jose Raul Viera and
Peruvian official Hubert Wieland lead the group.
Ricardo Alarcon and Hubert Wieland sign the final documents of the fourth joint
Cuban-Peruvian Economic Intergovernmental Commission, approving cooperation
for 1986 in eight areas.
In Havana, representatives of the Peruvian and Cuban Governments sign the final
document of an intergovernmental commission meeting and a document regarding
foreign trade.
Peruvian Senators Armando Villanueve and Guillermo Larco make a brief stop-
over in Havana enroute to Moscow. Villanueve delivers a greeting from the
Peruvian Government to Fidel Castro.
Lima press reports that Peruvian Prime Minister Luis Alva Castro exalts Cuban
solidarity with Peru for the crews of two Cuban ships that will work free for the
Peruvian people for six months.
Peruvian Prime Minister Luis Alva Castro arrives in Havana at the invitation of
Fidel Castro, who receives him at the airport. Fisheries Minister Jose Palomino ac-
companies the Prime Minister.
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Council of Ministers Vice President Jose Ramon Fernandez accompanies Luis
Alva Castro on a tour of Havana's historic center and through the remodeled
areas.
Peruvian Senator Armando Villanueva arrives in Havana. He sends Fidel Castro a
message expressing the hope that in 1986 friendship will strengthen for the good of
the two peoples.
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May 23 Granma announces that Ana Maria Gonzalez Suarez was named Cuban Ambas-
sador to Indonesia, with residence in Manila.
November 9 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with Philippines Science and Technol-
ogy Minister Emil Javier. During the first cooperation session they discuss the
possibilities for bilateral exchange.
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In Krakow, a Cuban Culture Week is inaugurated and dedicated to the 26th
anniversary of the Cuban revolution. Cuban Ambassador to Poland Quintin Pino
Machado gave the opening speech.
Representatives from Bulgaria, Hungary, the GDR, Poland, Cuba, Czechoslova-
kia, and the USSR sign the final protocol at the sixth CEMA provisional work
group on microprocessing technology.
The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and the Cuban-Polish
Friendship Association celebrate the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Warsaw
at the Antonio Maceo suit factory.
February 6 Jozef Czyrek, PZPR Central Committee Secretary receives Rene Rodriguez Cruz,
President of ICAP to discuss further prospects for developing cooperation between
the social organizations.
Fernando Vecino Alegret and Benon Miskiewicz sign a 1986 accord for a joint
program for scientific research in the technological and veterinary branches of
higher education.
Benon Miskiewicz and Fernando Alegret discuss Cuba's educational system and
Alegret says the number of Cubans traveling to Poland to receive training and
postgraduate study will increase.
Benon Miskiewicz, Polish Minister of Science, Higher Education, and Technology
arrives in Havana and is greeted by Minister of Higher Education, Fernando
Vecino Alegret.
Raul Castro ends his official visit to the Soviet Union. Raul, accompanied by
Vilma Espin and other delegation members, travels to Warsaw from the Soviet
Union.
Raul Castro arrives in Warsaw and discusses with General Jaruzelski Poland's
socio-political and economic situation, and the international situation with regard
to Europe and Latin America.
Raul Castro meets with Poland's Minister of National Defense Army General
Florian Siqicki to discuss defense policies, the development of the Armed Forces
and consolidation of military bonds.
Poland's leaders Wojciech Jaruzelski and Henryk Jablonski send greetings to Fidel
Castro on Cuba's 26th anniversary of the revolution saying they value Cuba's
activity in the international arena.
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September 13
September 17
Minister of Transportation Guillermo Garcia and his Polish counterpart Janusz
Kaminski sign a bilateral cooperation agreement in Havana between the two
ministries.
Humberto Rodriguez Manso, chief of the People's Opinion Section of the Central
Committee, and his delegation conclude a visit to Poland where they met with Jan
Glowczyk, of the PZPR Secretariat.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez addresses the 40th CEMA session in Poland. He says
Latin America'a inability to pay the foreign debt is such an absolute truth that ad-
versaries have not challenged it.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez is received by Poland's Army General Wojciech
Jaruzelski. During the meeting he conveys to him a message from Fidel Castro.
The 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba
and Poland is celebrated by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.
Colonel Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, President of the Society for Patriotic-Military
Education, visits Krakow and meets with authorities of Krakow during his visit to
the city.
Politburo alternate member Roberto Veiga meets with 150 members of the Carlos
Roloff Brigade of Polish Youth visiting Cuba.
Raul Castro and PCC member Rene Rodriguez meet with members of the third
contingent of the Carlos Roloff Brigade of Polish youth.
In a Prensa Latina interview, Poland's head of state, Army General Jaruzelski,
says that Fidel Castro is an unyielding revolutionary and one of the outstanding
statesmen of our times.
September 19 In an interview in Warsaw for Prensa Latina, Polish leader Wojciech Jaruzelski
says that Poland and Cuba share true friendship, common ideals, and goals.
Granma announces that Narciso Martin Mora Diaz has been named Cuban
Ambassador to Poland.
September 20 Poland's Chairman of the Council of National Defense Wojciech Jaruzelski
arrives in Havana enroute to the UN. He is greeted at the airport by Fidel and
Raul Castro.
September 21 Jaruzelski, Fidel, and Raul Castro, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Jesus Montane, and
other Cuban officials discuss international issues and bilateral economic coopera-
tion. Isidoro Malmierca and Amado Blanco discuss foreign and economic matters
with Poland's Foreign Minister Stefan Olszowski.
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September 22 Wojciech Jaruzelski and Fidel Castro tour a sugar shipment terminal, a sugar
refinery under construction, and the building site of Cuba's first nuclear power
station in Cienfuegos Province.
September 23 Wojciech Jaruzelski hosts a reception in honor of Fidel Castro and tours the
chemical troops officer cadet college named after Carlos Roloff Mialowski.
September 24 Fidel Castro and Wojciech Jaruzelski sign a program for development of economic
and scientific-technical cooperation between Cuba and Poland through the year
2000. Raul Castro and Wojciech Jaruzelski visit the Major General Carlos Roloff
School. Fidel and Raul bid farewell to Jaruzelski at the airport.
September 25 Warsaw TV reports on an interview with Fidel Castro. Fidel says his meetings
with Jaruzelski were of friendship, brotherhood, and solidarity.
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March 14
June 19
Lisbon press reports that a total of 18 Cuban soldiers and 236 Angolans were
killed as a result of guerrilla actions by UNITA in Angola between 22 and 29 De-
cember 1984.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane and Armando Garcia, official of the
General Department of Foreign Relations, visit Portugal.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane arrives in Lisbon to discuss interna-
tional matters and party relations with the Portuguese Communist Party.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane meets in Lisbon with Alvaro Cunhal,
Secretary General of the Portuguese Communist Party to discuss party relations.
Jesus Montane meets with Portuguese Communist Mayor Raimundo Bartolomeo,
visits Aviz city hall and an agricultural cooperative in Portugal. Jesus Montane
speaks in Montijo saying the Cubans have made Cuba a fortress impossible for any
aggressor to conquer and expresses solidarity with those in Africa confronting
racist regimes.
In Montijo, Jesus Montane says the international reactionary sectors which are
trying to stop and defeat the peoples' liberation and independence struggle, should
and can be defeated.
Avanti reports Jesus Montane and Armando Garcia discussed international issues
and the communist workers movement with Portuguese officials Alvaro Cunhal,
Octavio Pato, and Manuela Bernardino.
A military report released in Lisbon by UNITA states that 285 Angolan and 31
Cuban soldiers were killed from 14 to 25 February in attacks launched by UNITA
guerrillas.
The Portuguese-Cuban committee meeting ends in Lisbon. Trade Secretary
Ferreira says it would be impossible to continue importing Cuban sugar after
signing an agreement with the EEC.
Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama receives a mini-delegation headed by
Cuban Ambassador Valdivia to discuss the situation in Southern Africa, specifi-
cally Cuban troops in Angola.
Madrid press reports that UNITA has announced in Lisbon that a residence for
Cuban and Soviet troops in Huambo has been destroyed.
June 24 Paris press, announced in Lisbon, that UNITA killed 187 Angolan and 11 Cuban
soldiers during operations between 18-22 June.
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Lisbon press reports on a war communique issued by UNITA that says 2 Cuban
soldiers died in an explosion near a military installation used by Cubans in
Lubango city in Huila Province.
Lisbon press reports on a communique issued by UNITA saying 5 Cubans were
killed in Benguela Province.
In Lisbon, UNITA claims responsibility for attacks on the Benguela railroad
tracks and the barracks of Cuban military men in Caama, in central province of
Huambo, and the killing of 5 Cubans.
Lisbon press reports that UNITA reports of killing 3 Cubans in military
operations across five provinces at the end of July.
September 26 During an interview with Jornal de Noticias, Malmierca says the Cubans have a
commitment to Angola's defense and territorial integrity and will remain there as
long as necessary.
October 9 Lisbon press reports that on 4 October UNITA attacked a railway complex at
Huambo, killing 13 troops and a Cuban on guard duty.
Lisbon press reports that UNITA forces took control of the Hote area from Novo
Redondo. Fifty-two Angolan troops and three Cubans were killed and 14 soldiers
captured.
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March 14 Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Carlos Galliza, Secretary
General of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, to discuss party relations.
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Speaking at the UN-sponsored seminar on decolonization, Foreign Minister
Malmierca says the most important US colony, from an economic as well as
population standpoint, is Puerto Rico.
Cuba introduces a resolution in the UN Decolonization Committee reaffirming
the inalienable right of the Puerto Rican people to self-determination and
independence.
The UN Committee on Decolonization approves a resolution reaffirming the
inalienable right of the Puerto Rican people to independence. The resolution was
submitted by Cuba and Venezuela.
Rolando Diaz, a top trainer with the Cuban track team, defects in Puerto Rico and
seeks political asylum in the United States, according to Puerto Rican immigration
authorities.
At the UN, Malmierca also addresses Cuba's solidarity of liberty of the Puerto Ri-
can people and condemns the existence of foreign military bases in Puerto Rico,
Guantanamo, and elsewhere.
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Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and Prime Minister Constantin Das-
calescu send 26th anniversary congratulations to Fidel Castro expressing convic-
tion that the good relations will continue.
March 12 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Victor Bolojan, the new
Romanian Ambassador.
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October 28
Central Committee member Antonio Esquivel receives Ion Ceausescu, Minister of
State Secretary of Romania to discuss coordination plans for the coming 5-year
period.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives Romanian official Ion Ceausescu to review
bilateral economic relations during the present five-year period and the possibility
of increasing these relations.
Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrizas arrives in Bucharest to explore trade
possibilities between Cuba and Romania. Romanian Foreign Minister Ion Stanciu
greets him at the airport.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Romania Gheorgehe Oprea receives Ricardo
Cabrizas to discuss economic collaboration. Cabrizas attended the 11th Bucharest
International Trade Fair.
Fidel Castro sends greetings to Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu on the
occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Tamara Maria Dobrin, member of the Central Committee of the Romanian
Communist Party is visiting Cuba. She is received at CDR headquarters by
Armando Acosta, National Coordinator.
December 19 Central Committee Secretary Lionel Soto Prieto attends a conference of secretar-
ies or international and ideological affairs of socialist countries' communist and
workers' in Romania.
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May 7 Granma announces that Luis Castillo Campos has been named Cuban Ambassa-
dor to Rwanda.
May 9 The new Rwandan Ambassador to Cuba, Celestin Kabanda, presents his creden-
tials to Vice President of the Council of State Ramiro Valdes Menendez.
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October 29 Minister of Justice of Sao Tome and Principe Dr. Francisco Pires arrives at Jose
Marti Airport and is greeted by Justice Minister Juan Escalona.
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The second scientific conference, organized by a Cuban medical cooperation
brigade in the Seychelles presents seven papers summarizing the experiences of
Cuban health workers.
October 25 Granma announces that Calixto M. Morales Hernandez has been named Cuban
Ambassador to Seychelles.
A cooperation agreement in agriculture, industrial development, education, and
health is signed between Cuba and Seychelles during a joint meeting in Victoria.
November 11 Calixto Morales Hernandez presents his credentials as Ambassador to President
Albert Rene of the Seychelles.
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January 18 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca receive Abdul G. Koroma, who
presents his credentials as Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
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Gromyko and that "our viewpoints on those questions coincide."
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Raul Castro meets in Moscow with Sam Nujoma, President of the South-West
Africa Peoples' Organization. Raul reiterates Cuba's unconditional support for
Namibia's independence.
In New Delhi, Malmierca says it is imperative to reinforce international solidarity
with the South-West Africa Peoples' Organization to assure Namibia's
independence.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry issues a declaration rejecting and condemning the
South African racist regime's unilateral decision to install a so-called temporary
government in Namibia.
In a letter to UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar, the Cuban Foreign Ministry
rejects the new South African maneuver of installing a socalled interim govern-
ment in Namibia.
At the UNGA, Isidoro Malmierca warns of the possibility that South Africa may
provoke a major armed confrontation with Angola with unforeseeable
consequences.
At the United Nations, South Africa calls on the Security Council to demand the
withdrawal of Cuban and other foreign troops from Angola.
The British newspaper Observer says Fidel Castro is seeking Soviet approval for a
formal declaration of war on South Africa.
A Cuban Foreign Ministry spokesman reports that the rumor that Cuba is
planning to declare war on South Africa to put an end to apartheid and its military
adventures is baseless and sheer fantasy.
December 24 A Foreign Ministry declaration published in Granma strongly condemns the
assassination of nine South African citizens by two South African commandos in
Lesotho.
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Fidel Castro meets with Spanish journalist Juan Luis Cebrian, director of El Pais
to discuss Cuba's socioeconomic and political development, and the international
situation.
Cuba and Spain sign an agreement at the Second Session of the Cuban-Spanish
Joint Commission of Cultural and Education Cooperation for 1985-87 in Havana.
In an interview in El Pais, Fidel Castro says there are more than 2,000 Cuban doc-
tors and health technicians in more than 25 Third World countries.
In the El Pais interview, Fidel Castro says President Reagan is showing signs he
wants to go down in history as a "President of Peace."
El Pais also quotes Fidel Castro as saying that the recent immigration talks with
the US had taken place "in a framework of seriousness, flexibility, and respect."
Fidel Castro discusses Cuban soldiers abroad and notes that "it would be a
mistake to pull out of Angola without the implementation of UN Resolution No.
435," in his interview with El Pais.
At Barajas Airport in Spain, Isidoro Malmierca says the only way to find a
political and peaceful solution to the conflict in Central America is through
negotiations by Contadora.
In an interview with EFE, Fidel Castro issues a dramatic warning to the
industrialized countries concerning the threat that Latin America's "unpayable"
foreign debt poses for world peace.
Flavio Bravo and Ricardo Alarcon deliver a message from Fidel Castro to Spanish
Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez in Montevideo.
Politburo alternate member Roberto Veiga receives Nicolas Redondo, Secretary
General of the General Union of Spanish Workers and Manuel Simon at Jose
Marti Airport.
Havana TV reports an increase in West European tourists to Cuba. Weekly flights
from Milan began in October, and later from Vienna and Rome two flights a
week, Iberia, three flights per week.
March 6 Spain's President Felipe Gonzalez says in Montevideo that his country's relations
with Cuba are very good.
March 7 Politburo alternate member Roberto Veiga accompanies Spanish labor leader,
Nicolas Redondo, on a tour of historic, economic, and tourist interest in Havana.
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March 9 Fidel Castro and Spanish labor leader Nicolas Redondo discuss Spain's ties with
NATO and Latin America's foreign debt during a meeting in Havana.
March 11-27 The 13th Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain is held in Cuba.
About 90 delegates and 21 countries will attend the first congress of this union to
be held in Cuba.
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May 8
May 9
Two technical banking agreements are signed in Havana regulating the lines of
credit to the National Bank of Cuba by the Spanish Official Credit Institute.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane greets the Secretary General of the
Spanish Communist Party Gerardo Iglesias upon his arrival in Havana.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane meets in Havana with Gerardo
Iglesias, Secretary General of the Spanish Communist Party, to discuss the
international situation and matters of mutual interest.
Fidel Castro and Gerardo Iglesias discuss the Central American situation,
interrnational issues, the economic crisis, the foreign debt problem, peace efforts,
and the arms race.
May 29 Madrid press reports that UNITA announced that its forces killed 21 Cuban and
203 Angolan soldiers in clashes from 17 to 25 May.
June 14 Havana press announces that Spain's Prime Minister, Felipe Gonzalez, will visit
Cuba in July.
The Cuban Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of Zaragoza, Spain agree to conduct market researches in their respective
countries in order to increase trade.
June 19 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez accepts the credentials of Antonio Serrano de Haro
Medialdea, accrediting him as the new Spanish Ambassador to Cuba.
Madrid press reports that UNITA has announced in Lisbon that a residence for
Cuban and Soviet troops in Huambo has been destroyed.
July 9 Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez of Spain cancels a planned tour of Cuba, Peru,
and Ecuador that was to begin on 19 July.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with Eduardo Santos, Spain's Under
Secretary of the Industry Ministry, who heads a delegation of Spanish
industrialists.
EFE reports in Madrid that the Spanish Government has approved a complemen-
tary tourism agreement with Cuba to include the restoration of old Havana and
the development of its infrastructure.
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Cuban writer Armando Valladares tells AFP in Madrid that Ricardo Bofill, a
Cuban dissident who had been in prison in Cuba since 24 September 1983, was re-
leased on 8 August.
Eight merchant ships are under various stages of construction in Spanish
shipyards. It is expected the El Bahia de Manzanillo will sail under the Cuban flag
by the end of November.
October 6 At a press conference in Barcelona, Uruguayan President Sanguinetti announces
that Uruguay will resume diplomatic relations with Cuba this month.
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November 6
December 9
Paris press reports that the office of the Committee for Human Rights in Cuba,
based in Madrid and headed by Armando Valladares, was robbed last weekend by
unidentified individuals.
Madrid press reports that Cuba will place in operation a new laser radar of the
"SBG" type at the satellite tracking station of the Academy of Sciences'
Geophysics Institute on 7 November.
In El Pais, the President of Cuba's Episcopal Conference Msgr. Adolfo Rodriguez,
acknowledges that there has been a thaw in relations between the Church and the
government.
December 13 The Spanish Government orders the expulsion of Cuban embassy officials Angel
Alberto Leon Cervantes, Abelardo Lopez Hernandez, Ramon Burroto Chavez,
and Ventura Corrientes.
Manuel Antonio Sanchez Perez, granted political asylum in Spain on 16 Novem-
ber 1985, escapes a kidnap attempt by four Cuban Embassy officials in Madrid.
Prensa Latina reports that Cuba rejects the charges against four representatives of
its embassy in Madrid accused of trying to kidnap Perez.
December 14 Four Cuban Embassy staff members leave Madrid after the Spanish Government
expells them for allegedly attempting to kidnap Manuel Antonio Sanchez Perez.
December 15 Diplomatic sources in Madrid report that Perez, who escaped a kidnap attempt by
Cuban Embassy officials, could provide the West with valuable information on
Cuban activities in Angola.
December 17 Cuba asks Spain to extradite Manuel Antonio Sanchez Perez, a former high
ranking Cuban official, claiming Perez tried to embezzle $499,000 in Cuban
Government funds.
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nap him for fear he would hand over or sell confidential information about Cuba's
economy in his possession.
December 24 EFE reports that Cuban authorities have provided them with an interview
conducted in jail with Jose Garcia Pena, former Vice President of Cuba's National
Bank, disproving that Pena was dead.
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Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Punchi Banda Gunatillaka
Kalugalla, accrediting him as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Cuba. He is
resident in Ottawa.
Sri Lankan President Janius Jayewardene arrives in Havana and is greeted by
Fidel Castro. They discuss the world economy, international issues, and the
Nonaligned Movement.
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February 27 Fidel Castro tells a Swedish journalist in Havana that a moratorium of 15 to 20
years is necessary for Third World countries to overcome their economic crisis.
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October 3
December 18
Swedish journalists Peter Podgetson says that Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
has invited Fidel Castro to visit Sweden.
In Fidel's interview with Swedish TV, he says military dictatorships have failed in
Latin America because they have been unable to solve the serious national
economic problems.
Hamburg TV reports an interview by Swedish correspondent Toegensen in
Havana. Fidel says there is a possibility that Cuban troops will be withdrawn from
Africa if UN agreements are reached.
Cuba and Sweden sign a note extending the trade agreement between the two
countries. Ambassador Jan Stahl and Vice Minister of Culture Humberto Castello
sign the agreement.
Sweden's Minister of Education Lena Hjelm-Wallen arrives in Havana and is
greeted by her counterpart Jose Ramon Fernandez.
The Council of State appoints Denis Guzman Perez as Cuban Ambassador to
Sweden.
Cuban Ambassador Alberto Dennys Guzman Perez presents his credentials to
King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden.
Vice Foreign Minister Giraldo Mazola and Swedish Ambassador Jan Stahl sign
an agreement in Havana to renegotiate debt.
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January 22
Minister of Public Health Sergio del Valle arrives in Geneva and attends the
current meeting of the World Health Organization's executive committee.
Minister of Health del Valle announces in Geneva that Cuba has withdrawn its in-
vitation to host the 1986 annual conference of the World Health Organization.
Foreign Minister Maimierca and Swiss Ambassador to Cuba, Peter Hellenber,
sign a protocol in Havana to extend the trade agreement and an accord to
reschedule Cuba's debt with Switzerland.
Cuban delegate to the conference on disarmament in Geneva, Carlos Lechuga says
that the US-Soviet talks on nuclear weapons are a positive step for achieving peace
in the world.
March 8 Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga condemns violations of basic human rights in
El Salvador and Guatemala at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.
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Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane meets in Havana with In'am Ra'd,
former leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon, to discuss the in-
ternational situation, and Lebanon.
August 12 Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad and Fidel Castro exchange congratulatory cables
on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
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September 18 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Mohamed Ali Foum accredit-
ing him as the new Tanzanian Ambassador to Cuba.
September 29 Tanzania's President Julius Nyerere arrives in Havana from New York and is
greeted at the airport by Fidel Castro.
September 30 Nyerere and Tanzanian Foreign Minister Benjamin Mkapa begin official talks
with Fidel Castro and Carlos Rafael Rodriguez.
Julius Nyerere pays tribute to Jose Marti at the Revolutionary Square and tours
Havana's historic area with Jorge Risquet, Jose Raul Viera, and Oscar Fernandez
Mell.
October 1 Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere receives the honoris causa doctorate in
political science from the University of Havana.
Nyerere and Fidel Castro visit the Isle of Youth and tour areas of historic,
economic, and social interest, including a Modelo Prison and industrial sites in
Nueva Gerona.
October 2 Fidel Castro, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, and Armando Hart bid farewell to
Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere at Jose Marti International Airport.
During a press conference, Nyerere thanks Cuba for the help given to Africa and
says violence is inevitable in the fight against apartheid in South Africa.
Nyerere also says it is clear that the foreign debt of the underdeveloped countries
cannot be paid and Africa should join the rest of the Third World in a search for
solutions.
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May 29 Port of Spain press announces that the new Cuban Ambassador to Trinidad and
Tobago, Severino Mansur Jorge, presented his credentials to President Clarke on
23 May.
May 31 Granma announces that Severino Mansur Jorge has been named Cuban Ambassa-
dor to Trinidad-Tobago.
June 1 Foreign Minister Malmierca stops in Mexico City enroute to Trinidad and Tobago
to attend the ninth meeting of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation
Committee.
Malmierca meets in Port-of-Spain with Errol Mahabir, Minister of Labor, Social
Security and Cooperatives, to discuss expanding existing cultural exchanges and
trade. Isidoro Malmierca addresses the Caribbean Conference in Trinidad and
Tobago condemning the US trade embargo on Nicaragua and its decision to open
Radio Marti.
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discuss the current situation in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon.
October 3 Cuba condemns the US for its cynicism in supporting the Israeli air attack against
Tunisia, saying that such an attitude constitutes an exaltation of terrorism as an
international practice.
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August 28 The Council of State appoints Israel Tapanes Vento as Cuban Ambassador to
Turkey.
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June 20
July 2
Temple Morris, President of the British Interparliamentary Group visits Havana.
Oscar Fernandez Mell, President of the Provincial Assembly says Morris has
contributed to strengthening relations.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo meets with Peter Temple Morris,
leader of the British interparliamentary group and Conservative Party member of
Parliament, visiting Havana.
A meeting is held at the Foreign Ministry between Temple Morris, President of
the British Interparliamentary Group and Ricardo Alarcon. Also present was UK
Ambassador to Cuba Patrick Fearn.
Ken Livingston, leader of the Greater London Council meets in Havana with
Central Committee member Oscar Fernandez Mell to discuss national and
international policies.
The London press reports that Bulgarian, Cuban, and East German troops are
fighting alongside Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo receives British parliamentarians
George Foukes and Robert Jackson to discuss the unpayable Latin American
foreign debt.
Officials from a British chemical enterprise and the Cuban State Committee for
Economic Cooperation agree to increase cooperation in public health, basic
industries, and sugar.
September 18 Diplomatic sources in Havana report that the United Kingdom has rejected the
appointment of Francisco Ramos as Cuba's new ambassador to London.
November 23 The British newspaper Observer says Fidel Castro is seeking Soviet approval for a
formal declaration of war on South Africa.
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January 1 Speaking on Soviet TV, Cuba's Ambassador to the Soviet Union Lionel Soto says
that Cuba is ready to launch a war by all of the people if attacked by the US.
The US asks Cuba to return to American custody Ishmael Ali Labeet, a convicted
mass murderer who hijacked an American Airlines flight to Cuba on 31
December.
Transport workers from the national enterprise of production and workshops
respond to Fidel's statements at the forum on energy. This enterprise will export
spare parts to capitalist countries.
Because fewer Mariel Boatlift Cubans than expected have applied for permanent
US residency, The Immigration and Naturalization Service has extended the
deadline until the end of January.
US Congressmen William Alexander, Jim Leach, and Mickey Leland arrive in
Havana to discuss broadening relations, especially in ocean research, and the
extradition of convicted murderer Labeet.
At the opening of a sugar refinery in Nicaragua, Fidel Castro says the US is mak-
ing ridiculous absurd charges claiming Nicaragua is stockpiling advanced weapons
that threaten other countries.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Jorge Bolanos tell Helmut Schaefer that Havana
wants to improve its relations with the US but that steps in that direction are up to
Washington.
Prensa Latina, Mexico City, reports that US Congressmen met on 12 January in
Havana with Ricardo Cabrizas and Jose Ramon Fernandez to explore normalizing
economic and trade relations.
US Congressman Alexander says that "Everything Castro has done in our
presence-the hospitality and friendship shown to us as US representatives-
indicate that he wants better relations."
In his news conference Alexander also says "Castro said he is willing to sit down
and have talks with the US on a peaceful political solution to the situation in
Nicaragua."
In a news conference upon his return from Cuba, US Congressman Alexander
quotes Fidel Castro as saying Cuba's agreement to take back "undesirable"
refugees from the US was a positive step. In a news conference upon his return
from Cuba, Congressman Jim Leach says Fidel Castro "made it very clear he
wanted to cooperate in the process of negotiations."
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Beijing press reports that US Congressman Alexander met with Fidel Castro and
delivered him a letter from Speaker of the US House of Representatives Thomas
O'Neill.
January 18 Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Pelegrin Torras discusses US aggression at the
opening seminar at the National Union of Cuban Lawyers headquarters.
A Cubana jet bound for Nicaragua crashes after takeoff from Havana's Interna-
tional Airport. All aboard are killed. Alexandra Pollack, a leading American
Communist, is among the dead.
Prensa Latina in Mexico City warns that the Reagan Administration's withdrawal
from talks in Manzanillo with Nicaragua amount to "closing the door" to a
negotiated solution to Central America.
January 20 El Pais also quotes Fidel Castro as saying that the recent immigration talks with
the US had taken place in a framework of seriousness, flexibility, and respect.
Granma reports that at the express wishes of her parents, Alexandra Pollack, the
American killed in the January 19 Cubana crash, had been buried in Havana's
Colon Cemetary.
In a Havana press conference, Bishop Malone, President of the National
Conference of Catholic Bishops, says Fidel Castro expressed willingness to meet
with Pope John Paul II in Cuba or Rome.
The Boston Herald reports that Castro talked to the delegation from the US
National Conference of Catholic Bishops about Cuba's educational system. The
Boston Globe reports that the US bishops visiting Cuba toured the Lenin
Vocational High School where students study in the morning and pick lemons in
the afternoon.
Prensa Latina, Mexico City, reports that Fidel Castro met with the delegation
from the US National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The US Catholic bishops returning from Cuba say they are mildly encouraged by
improvements in church-state relations, but expressed concern over religious
discrimination in Cuba.
NBC news in Washington says that Robert Vesco is smuggling high technology
computer and communications equipment to Cuba, Nicaragua, and East Bloc
countries in exchange for sanctuary in Cuba.
At the Raul Garcia Institute, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez also says that the current
Reagan administration is the most reactionary and aggressive government Cuba
has faced since the revolution.
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In an interview in Havana with editors of The Washington Post, Fidel Castro says
"we are not impatient, nor are we anxious" for an improvement in relations with
the US.
Fidel Castro reiterates his willingness to "exchange views with the US on any
topic," during an interview with editors of The Washington Post.
In his interview, Fidel Castro also indicated he may be prepared to scale down Cu-
ba's military efforts in Africa and confirmed that Cuba has significantly reduced
troops in Ethiopia.
February 4 Commenting on Castro's statements in The Washington Post of 3 February,
White House spokesman Larry Speaks says, "we want to see action from the
Cubans and so far we have only had words."
February 5 During the party congress, Raul announces that a US SR-71 spy plane circumna-
vigated the island without violating Cuba's national territory.
February 6 William Alexander says Castro is willing to negotiate with the US on airline
hijacking prevention, radio signal interference, marine rescues, and fishing.
In a news conference in Moscow, Isidoro Malmierca praises the Nicaraguan
Government for resisting what he called US aggression and criticized the presence
of American troops in Honduras.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Carlos Jose Gutierrez reports that the Cuban
Government has asked Costa Rica to mediate so that the interrupted dialogue with
the US may be resumed.
February 11 In an interview on the "MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour" shown on PBS, Fidel Castro
says that Cuba's relations with the Soviets are "better than ever."
During an interview, Fidel Castro says President Reagan has shown some
flexibility in foreign affairs since the election, but blasts the US for questioning
Havana's right to aid Nicaragua.
In an interview with PBS, he adds that closer US Cuban ties would ease global
tensions but "I will not change a single one of my principles for a 1000 relations
with a 1000 countries like the US."
In an interview with Notimex, Cuba's Minister Without Portfolio Levi Farah says
the US has used its economic power to block the Contadora efforts.
A high-ranking Cuban Foreign Ministry official denies in a report to Reuters that
Havana has asked Costa Rica to help ease tensions between Havana and
Washington.
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In an interview to Czechoslovak television, Malmierca says Cuba very negatively
views the breaking off of negotiations between the representatives of Nicaragua
and the US in Manzanillo.
February 12 In the second part of his interview with PBS, Fidel Castro says he will surrender
power if he feels that old age or infirmity prevent him from carrying out his duties.
In his PBS interview Fidel Castro says that Cuba has tripled the weaponry of its
armed forces and "every citizen is armed" for defense since the US-led interven-
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February 27
In his PBS interview Fidel Castro says there are no Cubans who have been
imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs. "A bit under 200" are serving
sentences for political defenses.
In an interview in Czechoslovakia, Malmierca says there is danger of conflicts
spreading in Central America because of US imperialist interference.
Granma reports that US assertions that its military presence in Honduras has
helped the local people in areas of health services are farcial.
Cuban delegate to the conference on disarmament in Geneva, Carlos Lechuga says
that the US-Soviet talks on nuclear weapons are a positive step for achieving peace
in the world.
The first group of 23 Cubans who fled Cuba during the Mariel boatlift leave
Dobbins Air Force Base in Atlanta for Cuba.
The Energy Ministry in Managua says that Cuba has sent urgent fuel supplies to
Nicaragua to replace a shipment from Ecuador allegedly blocked by the US.
During the opening ceremony of the Mexico-Cuba intergovernmental commission,
Mexican Foreign Secretary Sepulveda exhorts the US and Nicaragua to renew the
Manzanillo talks.
March 11 President Reagan says that recent indications that Fidel Castro wanted to improve
relations with the US contains "no substance, only sound."
President Reagan announces he will nominate Midge Decter, an author and editor,
as a democratic member of the advisory board for radio broadcasting to Cuba,
formed to oversee Radio Marti.
In his interview with Dan Rather, Fidel Castro strongly denies any involvement by
his government in drug trafficking. He says there is neither consumption of drugs
nor trafficking in Cuba.
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March 31
US administration officials say they do not believe Fidel Castro is loosening his
ties with Moscow, even though he stayed away from Chernenko's funeral.
In a CBS interview, Fidel Castro says he is eager to cooperate with the US in stop-
ping international drug trafficking, even offering to shoot down drug-running
aircraft over his island.
In a CBS news interview, Fidel Castro does not rule out an effort to improve rela-
tions with Washington; he says he would not sacrifice his ties with other nations to
please the US.
Castro denies that souring diplomatic relations had kept him for attending the
funeral of Soviet leader Chernenko.
In his interview Fidel denies that there was a Soviet submarine base in Cuba. He
said there is a small base with Cuban submarines, two or three, diesel, they are not
nuclear.
The State Department reports that Cuba refuses to return the body of a US citizen
who was arrested in Cuba when he arrived to visit relatives and died four months
ago in jail.
The Miami Herald reports that Deputy Foreign Minister Alarcon says the number
of Mariel boatlift refugees allowed to return to Cuba is limited to the 2,746
identified in the agreement with the US.
Twenty-eight Cubans who came to the US in the Mariel boatlift become the
second group of refugees to be deported to Cuba in an agreement reached in
December with Cuba.
Fidel Castro meets with a delegation of American church leaders and peace
activists from the Florida Council of Churches before the delegation ends its two
weeks visit to Cuba.
The Florida Council of Churches and the Cuban Ecumenical Council issue a joint
statement demanding the renewal of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Seventeen Cubans (Marielitos) are arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota and
charged with being part of a group of traffickers in drugs and weapons.
In a Paris Afrique-Asie interview, Vice Foreign Minister Raul Viera says the
USSR would support Cuba in case of open conflict with the US.
In an interview in Excelsior, Fidel Castro says the Soviet Union cannot provide
military protection for Nicaragua in case of direct intervention from the US.
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Immigration officials in Miami announce that the first Cuban refugees from the
1980 Mariel boatlift are granted permanent residency status, the initial step
toward becoming US citizens.
Colombian Foreign Minister Augusto Ramirez Ocampo delivers a message to
Fidel Castro from President Betancur on the latest US proposal on Central
America.
Speaking at the UN-sponsored seminar on decolonization, Foreign Minister
Malmierca says the most important US colony, from an economic as well as
population standpoint, is Puerto Rico.
Raul Castro meets with Erich Honecker in Berlin. They condemn the US policy of
interference in Central America and the Caribbean and support the efforts of the
Contadora group.
A third group of 31 Cubans classified as ineligible by the US Government arrive in
Havana; 62 Cuban emigres are already in the US by virtue of agreements signed
by the US and Cuba in December.
Havana press reports that the 16th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade will
arrive in Havana from the US on 21 April to spend 2 weeks working the potato
harvest.
At the Nonaligned meeting in New Delhi, Malmierca says that the resumption of
the US-USSR talks on nuclear and space weapons is encouraging and insists the
US is applying force in Central America.
A State Department officials says that Nicaragua's announcement that Cuban
advisers would leave the country meant nothing unless it signaled an eventual end
to security links with the Soviet Union.
Forty-four Cubans return to Cuba in the fourth deportation flight under an
agreement between the US and Cuba.
The 16th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade visiting Cuba finished its
agricultural and construction work. The 154 brigade members from 10 regions of
the US contributed 2,300 pesos to Cuba.
Havana TV reports that the US Government has asked the Nicaraguan Govern-
ment to break relations with Cuba and the USSR as a condition for the suspension
of the trade blockade imposed by the US.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Alarcon says the trade embargo imposed on
Nicaragua by the US, "is an irresponsible measure and part of an escalation that
could include other types of actions."
Prensa Latina condemns as "immoral" President Reagan's decision to impose a
total trade embargo on Nicaragua.
May 3 Granma denounces the US trade embargo imposed on Nicaragua and says the
Sandinist people will not be subdued or frightened.
Prensa Latina reports that the coordinating bureau of the countries of the
Nonaligned Movement condemn the trade embargo and other economic measures
imposed by the US against Nicaragua.
Havana press reports that Uruguayan Senator Juan Adolfo Singer, while attend-
ing a meeting in Washington, said that his country plans to increase trade with
Cuba.
Jorge Risquet speaks at a Cuban-Soviet friendship ceremony in Havana support-
ing the USSR's effort to halt or reverse the nuclear arms race in the world and to
prevent the US from carrying it into space.
The US launches Radio Marti, a Spanish-language broadcast service to Cuba.
Fidel Castro reacts by suspending the immigration pact, halting visits to Cuba by
Cuban-Americans, and radio jamming.
Eleven former Cuban political prisoners, the first to be freed under a 1984 US-
Cuba accord, arrive in Miami Airport minutes before Fidel Castro shuts off
emigration from Cuba.
May 21 TASS reports that Radio Marti's broadcasts to Cuba are "ideological sabotage"
against the island.
Thousands of workers, students, and officials take part in Havana and other
Cuban cities in demonstrations in support of the government's resolute reply to the
US for beginning Radio Marti.
Cuban labor, social, and cultural organizations condemn the US decision to
initiate transmission of Radio Marti.
Havana press reports that Cuba has stepped up its attempts to jam Radio Marti.
Havana TV reports that the Permanent Congress for Latin American Workers
Trade Union Unity condemns the subversive US broadcasts against Cuba.
Politburo member Pedro Miret and Central Committee alternate member Marcos
Portal preside over an event in Havana in support of the Cuban position in
response to Radio Marti.
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For the first time in 21 years, a Cuban parliamentary delegation visits Brazil. The
delegation condemns the US embargo against Nicaragua and defends the principle
of nonintervention.
Cuban Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas conveys a message from Fidel
Castro to UN Secretary General de Cuellar in which Fidel calls the US decision to
begin Radio Marti cynical and provocative.
Paris press reports that Cuban candidates for immigration can travel to the US via
other countries, despite the suppression of the immigration agreements between
Havana and Washington.
The National Association of Cuban Economists condemns Radio Marti.
Havana International Service inaugurates an hour-long Havana English broadcast
to North America.
Fidel Castro speaks to students on the Isle of Youth suggesting the possibility of a
US invasion of Cuba. He says the results would be "the Americans will have more
dead than in World War II."
Fidel Castro discusses Radio Marti with Penne. Castro says if the Americans give
up transmitting from Radio Marti, Cuba will reverse its decision on suspension of
the immigration agreements.
During his talks with Castro, de Cuellar says that they did not officially discuss
Radio Marti, but Castro said he felt it was an insult to name the radio station after
Cuba's national hero.
During a technical stopover in Mexico City, Isidoro Malmierca says the US-
Cuban immigration agreement will remain suspended until the provocations
transmitted over Radio Marti cease.
In Mexico City, Malmierca tells reporters that the immigration agreement
between the US and Cuba will remain suspended until Radio Marti ends.
In an interview with Folha De Sao Paulo, Fidel Castro declares that the world is
enduring a third world war, an undeclared economic war and charges that
capitalism is to blame.
Isidoro Malmierca addresses the Caribbean Conference in Trinidad and Tobago
condemning the US trade embargo on Nicaragua and its decision to open Radio
Marti.
At a press conference in Caracas, Malmierca claims that there are real risks of a
US invasion of Nicaragua that would originate mainly from Honduran territory.
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Notimex reports that Emilio Comas Paret, Deputy Director of the Cuban Artistic
and Literary Economic Fund has said Radio Marti has been a scandal to Cuba
and the programming is antiquated.
The Secretariat of the International Organization, headquartered in Prague,
condemns US aggression against Nicaragua and denounces the installation of
Radio Marti.
The State Department will suspend the processing of preference immigrant visas
in Havana on 18 June in response to Cuba's suspension of last December's
immigration agreement with the US.
In Guyana, Cuban official Alberto Suarez Diaz says the Cuban people have
rejected Radio Marti and see it as the latest form of US aggression against the
country.
June 18 The US diplomatic mission in Havana stops processing visa applications from
Cubans, effectively ending Cuban immigration to the US.
In an interview with HOY, Fidel Castro says the US will not be able eternally to
impede social changes in Latin America, just as it has not been able to stop the
revolution in Nicaragua and Cuba.
At the UN, Enrique Gonzalez Manet condemns Radio Marti, saying it is part of
the US effort to impose a total dominant system and its aggressions were designed
by the State Department and CIA.
Havana radio says the US is "playing with fire" by implicating Nicaragua in the
slaying of six Americans in El Salvador.
June 22 The Mexican training ship Cuauhtemoc departs Havana for the United States.
In Playboy Magazine, Fidel Castro says US-Cuban relations have worsened
"considerably" since President Reagan's election and that he would meet Reagan
in the interest of improving relations.
Fidel Castro sends a message to participants in the sixth world Christian peace
congress underway in Prague. He expresses the need to eliminate the danger of
war and to curb US aggression.
The FELAP Congress approves a declaration against the operation of Radio Marti
and denounces "the constant aggressions by the CIA and the US Government
against Cuba."
July 8 Addressing the American Bar Association, President Reagan characterizes Cuba,
Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Nicaragua as "a confederation of terrorist states."
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At the National Assembly Meeting, Fidel Castro responds to President Reagan's
address to the Bar Association, calling Reagan crazy and deranged.
Fidel Castro, in a interview with publisher Jeffrey Elliot and US Congressman
Mervyn Dymally, says Cuba's relations with the US have worsened since
President Reagan took office.
In a speech at a trade union conference on foreign debt, Roberto Veiga accuses the
US of encouraging organizations from attending the conference in Havana.
Beirut press reports that Cuba, Switzerland, and France inform the Lebanese
Foreign Ministry that they do not go along with the US measures taken against
Beirut International Airport.
In the Elliot-Dymally interview, Fidel Castro also says a renewal of economic
relations with the US would not imply essential benefits for Cuba.
Cuban Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas sends a letter to the president of the
UN Special Committee on Decolonization accusing the US of violating the
Tlatelolco Treaty.
Fidel Castro expresses "unwavering solidarity with Nicaragua against US aggres-
sion" in his message to Nicaraguans on the sixth anniversary of the 1979
Sandinista revolution.
Prensa Latina reports that Fidel Castro told the participants at the union leaders
debt conference that the US has "revitalized plans to eliminate him physically"
because of the debt controversy.
Fidel Castro sends a message to Nicaraguan President Ortega on the sixth
anniversary of the Sandinist revolution noting Nicaragua's firm stance regarding
the US economic blockade.
Granma sets the tone for Fidel Castro's annual keynote speech by attacking the
US and echoing his recent calls for the cancellation of Latin America's foreign
debt.
Fidel Castro, speaking in Guantanamo City on the 32nd anniversary of the assault
on the Moncada Barracks, blasts the US for stationing troops on Guantanamo
Bay.
August 1 In an interview with Notimex, Fidel Castro describes the capitalistic economic
system as madness, illogical, and impossible to understand.
In Japan, Orlando Fundora says imperialism is planning the most colossal
rearmament program ever while conducting insane adventures like that of "star
wars."
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August 4 Granma reports on a note sent by Fidel Castro to Peruvian President Alan Garcia
in which he offers anti-imperialism support to the Garcia regimes.
The Medical Committee for the Prevention of Nuclear War sends letters to
Gorbachev and Reagan in observance of the recent Soviet decision to suspend
nuclear testing until January 1986.
August 9 Havana TV reports on the note delivered to the US Interests Section in Havana
warning of possible retaliation against future overflights by the US.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry sends a message to the US Interests Section in
Havana charging that an SR-71 spy aircraft of the US Air Force violated Cuban
airspace on 8 August.
Thousands of Guantanamo residents demonstrate expressing their repudiation at
the US SR-71 aircraft for violating Cuban airspace on 8 August.
August 12 FAR members condemn the violation of Cuban airspace by a US SR-71 aircraft
on 8 August.
Raul Castro presents awards to Emilio Rodriguez Lara and Fabio Grobart at the
ceremony of the founding of the first Marxist-Leninist party. Grobart speaks
denouncing the US.
Some 70 Cubans riot in a prison in Florence, Arizona and say they want to return
to Cuba. These prisoners abandoned their country in 1980 and were punished for
crimes committed in the US.
In a radio interview in Santa Barbara, President Reagan says the US should
maintain its 24-year-old trade embargo against Cuba.
August 27 President Reagan tells a Miami Radio Station that he has discarded the possibility
that the US can improve relations with Cuba, reiterating his disapproval of Cuban
relations with the USSR.
August 28 In Caracas, Flavio Bravo says his country trusts Venezuelan justice regarding the
escape of counter-revolutionary Luis Posada Carilles and denounces his escape was
plotted by the CIA.
Havana TV reports on an interview with North Korea's Ambassador to Cuba Pak
Yong-sae who condemns US violation of Cuban airspace by an SR-71 spy plane
and suports Castro's debt initiative.
The Cuban Government condemns the odious regime of apartheid in South Africa
and denounces the US Government for its cynical complicity with South African
racist authorities.
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September 12
September 19
Three Catholic priests and a church official leave Havana for the US to attend a
meeting of the American Episcopal Conference. This is the first time that Cuban
clergy have visited the US in 26 years.
Three Cuban Catholic priests meet with US officials Robert McFarlane and
Elliott Abrams. They say the US is ready to assist them in obtaining the release of
Cuban political prisoners.
Prensa Latina reports that Fidel Castro is considering a visit to "the stinking
entrails of imperialism" to address the UN General Assembly in New York for the
first time since 1979.
At the closing of the press forum on debt, Fidel Castro discusses updating Prensa
Latina with new installations and equipment and of how Cuba could overpower
US radio stations, if necessary.
September 23 Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca departs for the US to participate in the 40th
UN General Assembly meeting. Topics he plans to discuss include solidarity with
Southern Africa and foreign debt.
September 24 At the UN, Secretary of State George Shultz attacks the Governments of Cuba
and the USSR for developing relations with Nicaragua.
September 26 Malmierca condemns all attempts to militarize space, praises the high-level talks
between the USSR and the US at the UN meeting.
Malmierca speaks of Cuba's support of the Contadora process and his country's
solidarity with the Palestinians during his address at the UN.
At the UN, Malmierca reiterates that the foreign debt of the developing countries
is unpayable and adds that proclaiming this was not resorting to "hyperbole or
propaganda."
At the UN, Malmierca also addresses Cuba's solidarity of liberty of the Puerto Ri-
can people and condemns the existence of foreign military bases in Puerto Rico,
Guantanamo, and elsewhere.
October 3 Havana radio reports on the CIA's role in US Foreign Policy.
Cuba condemns the US for its cynicism in supporting the Israeli air attack against
Tunisia, saying that such an attitude constitutes an exaltation of terrorism as an
international practice.
Fidel Castro sends a message to Erich Honecker and Willi Stoph on the occasion
of National Day. He blames the unpayable foreign debt on unjust economic orders
established by imperialist powers.
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President Reagan suspends the entry into the US of Cuban Government and
Communist Party officials not involved in activities with the UN or Cuba's
diplomatic mission in Washington.
In a speech, Jorge Risquet praises Mugabe, says Cuba opposes apartheid in
southern Africa, and condemns US support for Israel's air raid against the PLO in
Tunisia.
Fidel Castro admits that there are many Colombians and US citizens in jail in
Cuba for drug trafficking, during an interview on Colombian TV.
October 15 The Foreign Ministry says the decision of the US administration to suspend the
granting of visas to Cuban officials to visit the US is a continuation "of the policy
of hostilities toward Cuba."
In an interview with Business Week, Fidel Castro says a political solution cannot
be found in El Salvador or Nicaragua while the US is committed to a military
solution.
October 24 The US Navy announces that 3 Soviet Navy ships led by a guided missile
destroyer have been in the Caribbean Ocean since late September and are
expected to conduct exercises with Cuban forces.
October 28 Granma denounces the US militarist policy in an extensive article on the occasion
of International Disarmament Week.
October 29 During an interview with Business Week, Fidel Castro says prospects for peace in
Central America will remain poor as long as the US insists on solving problems
through military actions.
During his meeting with Shevardnadze, Fidel condemns US policies in Central
America and calls for radical restructuring of economic relations to solve the
international debt problem.
October 30 Granma reports that Fidel Castro thinks Ronald Reagan's speech at the 40th
anniversary of the UN General Assembly was a "disaster" and that it "disappoint-
ed the entire world."
Cuban Ambassador to the UN Oscar Oramas, speaking before the 40th UN
General Assembly, criticizes the US for using the UN tribunal to give grandilo-
quent speeches on human rights.
November 1 The Washington Times reports a US SR-71 plane that flew over Cuba on 31
October confirmed that Soviet and Bulgarian freighters at Mariel have been
transferring war materiel to Nicaragua.
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Havana rejects the decision by the US to declare all credits derived from the
Peruvian foreign debt as deteriorated value and says Peru will not stand alone in
its confrontation with Washington.
Granma reports on the Cuban Government's strong protest against the recent
decision by US authorities to declare credits derived from the Peruvian foreign
debt as value impaired.
November 7 Balaguer says the US insists on its plans to militarize space and that the US is still
thinking of destroying the Cuban revolution.
November 9 At the first UN Commission on Disarmament, Cuban delegate Nestor Garcia
Iturbe calls for an end to the arms race and criticizes the US on this issue.
In Havana, AALAPSO Secretary General Rene Anillo reiterates AALAPSO
support for Angola and condemns the US for supporting South Africa. Prensa
Latina reports that Fidel Castro met with nine US priests to discuss the
international situation and the world's hope for peace.
November 11 US Church Council officials invite the Cuban Government's principal spokesman
on religious affairs, Jose Carneado, to a meeting in New York.
Havana press reports that a US church group has invited Jose Carneado, top
religious spokesman, to a meeting in New York, despite a US Government ban on
visits by Cuban Communist Party officials.
November 14 Before the UN Security Council, alternate Ambassador Alberto Velazco criticizes
the United States for revoking the Clark Amendment and its decision to increase
aid to UNITA.
November 27 Speaking at the UN, Cuban delegate Miguel Nunez Martin says the US Star
Wars Program is not defensive, promotes the militarization of space, and is
dangerous for humankind.
Cuban Ambassador to Angola Rodolfo Puentes Ferro says Cuba will intensify
cooperation with Angola in its phase of national reconstruction which has been
hindered by aggressions of imperialism.
December 3 At the 14th session of the OAS in Cartagena, Colombia proposes that Cuba rejoin
the OAS. Secretary of State Shultz says there is no reason for Cuba to return to
the organization.
December 4 At the UN, Cuban delegate Perez Rivero says the US is trying to avoid
disarmament negotiations in all international organizations and uses threats and
blackmail to achieve its objectives.
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December 5 At the United Nations, Cuban Ambassador Oscar Oramas accuses the United
States of being principally responsible for human rights violations worldwide.
At the UN's first commission, Cuban delegate Alfredo Perez Rivero criticizes the
US of being the main obstacle for the achievement and strengthening of
international safety.
US consular officials have started interviewing about 75 political prisoners Castro
has allowed to leave Cuba following an appeal by American Catholic churchmen.
A top Nicaraguan official denies that Cuban military advisers are taking part in
combat against Contra rebels and accuses Washington of seeking an excuse to
expand its aid to the insurgents.
December 7 In Caracas, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez says US economic policy is leading the
international economy to greater recessions and that per capita income in Latin
America has dropped to the level of 1976.
In a press conference, Nicaraguan President Ortega says that each time the US at-
tacks Nicaragua it denounces the alleged presence of Cuban soldiers in the
country.
December 10 In Mexico City, Flavio Bravo says that Nicaragua did the right thing when it re-
fused to sign the Contadora peace document because the document was making
more and more concessions to the US.
December 11 Cuba's UN Ambassador Oramas accuses the US of giving false figures concerning
the Cuban advisers in Nicaraguan territory.
December 16 Fidel Castro makes the closing remarks at the Seventh International New Latin
American Film Festival claiming that Latin American cinema has been a victim of
imperialist rule for many years.
December 23 In an interview on Brazilian TV, Fidel Castro says US Treasury Secretary James
Baker's proposal on debt will perpetuate the debt of Third World countries.
December 24 Fidel Castro and Kurt Hager condemn the imperialistic policy of violation of
national rights and interference in the Central American area, particularly against
Cuba and Nicaragua.
December 30 Fidel Castro also tells the National Assembly that Washington is trying to hinder
Cuban medical development by discouraging visits by doctors between the two
countries.
Granma reports that Fidel Castro told the National Assembly that "Imperialism is
crazy and obsessive in its efforts to make our economic progress more difficult."
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February 12
February 27
Fidel Castro and Uruguayan official Dr. Roberto Asiain discuss the international
situation, focusing on the economic and social situation in Latin America and
matters of mutual interest.
Vice President of the National Assembly Jorge Lezcano tours places of economic,
social, and cultural interest with Uruguayan official Dr. Roberto Asiain.
Eduardo Viera, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of
Uruguay, says he is optimistic about the resumption of relations with Cuba.
In statements to the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, Uruguayan President-
elect Sanguinetti says Uruguay will soon reestablish relations with Cuba.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo and Ricardo Alarcon head a
delegation to attend the inauguration of Uruguayan President-elect Julio Maria
Sanguinetti in Montevideo.
In Peru, Flavio Bravo tells reporters that Cuba views with pleasure the democrati-
zation process in Uruguay and Brazil which, when added to Argentina, are
important developments for Latin America.
Flavio Bravo and his delegation make a technical stopover in Lima enroute to
Montevideo to attend Sanguinetti's inauguration. They meet with Peruvian
Foreign Minister Luis Percovich Roca.
The leader of the Uruguayan Broad Front, retired General Liber Seregni, meets in
Montevideo with Flavio Bravo. Flavio Bravo tells Seregni of Castro's hope for
consolidating the democratic process in Uruguay and other countries of the
continent and an effort to solve problems affecting Latin America.
March 2 Flavio Bravo and Ricardo Alarcon deliver a message from Fidel Castro to Spanish
Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez in Montevideo.
In a statement to Prensa Latina, Flavio Bravo says the inauguration of Uruguayan
President Julio Sanguinetti was a transcendental event because it is a reaffirma-
tion of continental solidarity.
Havana TV reports that Montevideo resolves to reestablish trade relations and to
resume shipping traffic with Cuba after an interruption of nearly 20 years.
A Cuban trade mission headed by Badih Saker Saker, Director of the Cuban
Enterprise for Imports of Foodstuffs, arrives in Montevideo to meet with
government officials and private businessmen.
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Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives a delegation of Uruguayan Communists headed
by Jaime Perez, Deputy Secretary, to discuss matters of mutual interest, especially
the foreign debt problem.
May 4 At a foreign debt meeting in Buenos Aires, Cuban and Uruguayan officials agree
that a dialogue among Latin American countries on the debt problem is necessary.
Havana press reports that Uruguayan Senator Juan Adolfo Singer, while attend-
ing a meeting in Washington, said that his country plans to increase trade with
Cuba.
Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies President Antonio Marchesano arrives in
Havana and meets with Flavio Bravo. Marchesano says the Latin American debt
is an unbearable weight for Uruguay.
May 22 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez discusses the Latin American debt situation with
Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies President Antonio Marchesano.
Minister of Education Fernandez briefs Antonio Marchesano on the Cuban
education system and they discuss the international economic situation and foreign
debt of developing nations.
Raul Castro, Vilma Espin, Guillermo Garcia, and Miguel Cano Blanco accompa-
ny a high-level delegation of the Uruguayan Communist Party on a visit to Moa in
eastern Cuba.
Raul Castro accompanies a Uruguayan Communist Party delegation headed by
Deputy Secretary General Jaime Perez to Santiago de Cuba to tour places of
historical interest.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas discusses trade prospects with a Uruguayan
businessman who has come ahead of a Uruguayan Trade mission that will soon ar-
rive in Cuba.
July 11 Vice Foreign Minister Alarcon arrives in Montevideo and meets with President
Sanguinetti and Foreign Minister Enrique Iglesias.
Uruguayan Foreign Trade General Director Isidoro Hodara, Foreign Ministry
International Economic Affairs Director Jose Maria Areneo, and 25 Uruguayan
industrialists arrive in Havana.
July 12 Minister of Foreign Trade Ricardo Cabrizas meets with Isidoro Hodara to discuss
aspects of the recently reestablished trade relations between the two countries.
Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Manuel Estefania and Uruguayan official Isidoro
Hodara sign economic agreements concerning industrial, agricultural, and meat
products.
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September 11
October 6
October 10
Uruguayan President Sanguinetti praises the initiative by Fidel Castro to promote
a continental dialogue on the foreign debt problem at a press conference in Lima.
At a press conference in Montevideo, Brazilian President Jose Sarney confirms
that Brazil is considering reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
The 38th Congress of the Socialist Party of Uruguay opens in Montevideo.
Granma Director Jorge Enrique Mendoza heads the Cuban delegation.
Uruguayan Vice Foreign Minister Mario Vernandez releases a statement to the
press saying that Uruguay will soon reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba.
At a press conference in Barcelona, Uruguayan President Sanguinetti announces
that Uruguay will resume diplomatic relations with Cuba this month.
President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo, addressing the Latin American
Parliament meeting in Montevideo, says Cuba believes the foreign debt cannot be
paid.
October 17 The Uruguayan Foreign Ministry announces that Uruguay is reopening diplomat-
ic relations with Cuba, 21 years after it severed them.
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Enrique Iglesias says that his country wants to
establish cordial, mutually beneficial relations with Cuba in all spheres, particular-
ly in the field of trade.
November 17 Cuban Foreign Ministry officials, Charge d' Affaires Jose Francisco Piedra, and
Jose Rivero Acosta arrive in Montevideo to reopen Cuba's diplomatic office.
November 25 Granma announces that Joaquin Mas Martinez will be the new Cuban Ambassa-
dor to Uruguay.
Raul Sendic, founder of the Tupamaros National Liberation Front of Uruguay,
arrives in Havana to receive medical care to recover from health problems caused
during his imprisonment in Uruguay.
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Iglesias tells Prensa Latina that his country's
relations with Cuba are very good, are being normalized with extraordinary speed,
and are navigating under full sail.
December 11 The Uruguayan Senate approves the appointment of retired Navy Captain
Bernardo Pinura as Ambassador to Cuba.
Central Committee Secretariat member Jaime Crombet meets in Montevideo with
his counterpart Rodney Arismendi. Crombet will participate in the national
conference of Uruguay's Communists.
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December 19 Cuban Ambassador to Uruguay Joaquin Mas presents his credentials to Uruguay-
an President Julio Maria Sanguinetti.
Jaime Crombet meets with Uruguay's Broad Front Chairman General Liber
Seregni to discuss the international situation, especially Latin America and its
economic problems.
Jaime Crombet underscores Cuba's solidarity with the Uruguayan People's
struggle against the past military dictatorship during a session of the Communist
Party of Uruguay Congress.
December 28 Uruguayan Foreign Minister Enrique Iglesias meets in Montevideo with Minister
President of the National Bank Hector Rodriguez Llompart who has completed a
2-day working visit.
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January 1 Speaking on Soviet TV, Cuba's Ambassador to the Soviet Union Lionel Soto says
that Cuba is ready to launch a war by all of the people if attacked by the US.
Soviet Minister of Defense Sokolov sends a message to Raul Castro and the
personnel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces on the 26th anniversary of the
Cuban Revolution.
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January 15
Flavio Bravo, President of the National Assembly, greets Deputy Chairman of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, A. Barkauskas, who arrives in
Cuba heading a delegation to Nicaragua.
Soviet Lt. Gen. Dmitriy Taranskiy presents combat medals to a group of
Revolutionary Armed Forces chiefs and officers in a ceremony presided over by
Div. Gen. Abelardo Colome Ibarra.
Representatives of the Governments of Cuba and the Soviet Union sign an
agreement in Moscow on reciprocal travel by citizens of both countries.
Raul Castro presents Colonel General Vladimir Konches, main MIN FAR military
adviser, with the Ernesto Che Guevara Medal, First Grade.
January 16 A group of highly qualified Soviet doctors arrive in Holguin Province to work at
the Vladimir Ilich Lenin and Octavio de la Concepcion y de la Pedraja Hospitals.
January 16-23 First Deputy Chief of the Transport and Communications Department of the
CPSU V. I. Davydov visits Cuba to make a technical economic study of Havana's
City first metro line.
Aldo Alvarez, member of the Executive Bureau of the City of Havana, discusses
transportation and communications with Valentin Ivanovich Davydov, heading a
Soviet delegation to Cuba.
A Soviet naval flotilla that has been in Cuba since 28 December ends its "official
and friendly" visit to Cuba. Representatives from Bulgaria, Hungary, the GDR,
Poland, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, and the USSR sign the final protocol at the sixth
CEMA provisional work group on microprocessing technology.
A protocol for cooperation between the customs offices of Cuba and the Soviet
Union is signed in Havana. The objective of the agreement is cooperation in the in-
ternational control of customs.
Soviet-Cuban economic and technical cooperation are discussed at a meeting in
Moscow between M. A. Sergeychik, Chairman of the State Committee for Foreign
Economic Relations, and Ricardo Cabrizas.
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January 23 Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas discusses economic relations with his Soviet
counterpart N. S. Patolichev.
February 2
February 4
Ricardo Cabrizas and Nikolay Baybakov, Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council
of Ministers discuss the progress made in bilateral negotiations for the 1985 Cuba-
USSR trade protocol.
A scientific-technical cooperation plan between the scientific academies of the
Soviet Union and Cuba for the next 5-year period is signed aboard the Cuban Rev-
olutionary Navy ship Tucspan.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets Vice President of the Soviet Academy of Sciences
Yuriy Ovchinnikov to discuss Soviet cooperation in biology and social science to
enhance Cuba's economy.
The Soviet cruise ship Shota Rustavezi makes a port call in Santiago de Cuba. The
National and International Tourist Enterprise has scheduled seven more ships to
arrive in 1985.
Soviet-Cuban political consultations are held in Havana. General Secretary of the
Soviet Foreign Ministry Yu. Ye. Fokin and Jose Raul Viera discuss urgent
international problems of mutual interest. Isidoro Malmierca and Jesus Montane
receive Yu. Ye. Fokin.
Cuba and the USSR sign a protocol in Havana on technical studies for the Havana
subway.
Raul Castro visits the Soviet flotilla in Cienfuegos Bay and is received by Vice Ad-
miral V. Ryabov, Chief of the flotilla.
February 4-5 Foreign Minister Malmierca arrives in Moscow. He meets with Andrey Gromyko,
First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers.
February 6 Isidoro Malmierca says he discussed the situation in southern Africa with
Gromyko and that "our viewpoints on those questions coincide."
In a news conference in Moscow, Isidoro Malmierca praises the Nicaraguan
Government for resisting what he called US aggression and criticized the presence
of American troops in Honduras.
Foreign Minister Malmierca says his meeting with his Soviet counterpart Andrei
Gromyko produced "nothing new" in Soviet-Cuban relations.
Vice President of the Council of Ministers Pedro Miret meets with his counterpart
N. K. Baybakov in Moscow to discuss further development of economic ties.
Isidoro Malmierca tours construction sites and the center of aesthetic education in
Yerevan and the Isaakiyevskiy cathedral in Leningrad.
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March 8
March 11
In an interview on the "MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour" shown on PBS, Fidel Castro
says that Cuba's relations with the Soviets are "better than ever."
In a press conference, Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Amado Blanco says that
trade between Cuba and the Soviet Union will exceed 8 billion rubles in 1985.
In an interview in Granma, Hector Rodriguez Llompart says that in addition to
economic benefits, Cuba's cooperation with the USSR has continued over 2
decades.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Katushev preside over
the event held on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the first trade agreement
between Cuba and the USSR.
Havana International Service reports that agricultural machinery, industrial
equipment, and food will be transported on a regular maritime line inaugurated
linking Leningrad and Corinto.
In Havana, Commander of the Revolution Guillermo Garcia bestows the Order of
Solidarity on Vasiliy Aleksandrovich Shamshin, Soviet Minister of
Communications.
Cuban delegate to the conference on disarmament in Geneva, Carlos Lechuga says
that the US-Soviet talks on nuclear weapons are a positive step for achieving peace
in the world.
A delegation of party workers headed by V. N. Ignatenko, Deputy Chief of the
CPSU Central Committee International Information Department visits Cuba.
The USSR Union of Writers and the National Union of Cuban Writers and
Artists sign in Moscow a mutual cooperation plan for 1985.
The fraternal combatant medal is bestowed on members of the Soviet naval
detachment visiting Cuba. This event coincides with the 67th anniversary of the
Soviet Armed Forces.
Soviet Construction Minister Georgiy A. Karavayev arrives in Cuba at the
invitation of Jose Lopez Moreno, Minister of Construction. They will tour
Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba.
Pravda reports on Jorge Risquet's visit to Moscow and on his meeting on 6 March
with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Gromyko and Angolan Interior Minister
Rodrigues regarding Southern Africa.
The Council of State issues a decree declaring official mourning until 13 March on
the death of Konstantin Chernenko, General Secretary of the CPSU Central
Committee of the Soviet Union.
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Raul Castro, Jorge Risquet, and Lionel Soto depart for Moscow to attend the
funeral of Konstantin Chernenko.
A condolence book on the death of Konstantin Chernenko is opened at the Soviet
Embassy in Havana. Foreign Minister Malmierca, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, and
Blas Roca sign the book.
Fidel Castro sends a message of condolence to Mikhail Gorbachev, General
Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, on the death of Konstantin
Chernenko.
On the occasion of the death of Konstantin Chernenko, party and government
leaders and the general public sign books of condolence throughout the entire
country.
Ministers Jose Lopez Moreno and Georgiy Karavayev sign a construction
cooperation protocol in Havana. Politburo member Cienfuegos and Central
Committee member Crombet chair the meeting.
March 14 US administration officials say they do not believe Fidel Castro is loosening his
ties with Moscow, even though he stayed away from Chernenko's funeral.
March 15 Castro denies that souring diplomatic relations had kept him for attending the
funeral of Soviet leader Chernenko.
Raul Castro meets in Moscow with Sam Nujoma, President of the South-West
Africa Peoples' Organization. Raul reiterates Cuba's unconditional support for
Namibia's independence.
In his interview Fidel denies that there was a Soviet submarine base in Cuba. He
said there is a small base with Cuban submarines, two or three, diesel, they are not
nuclear.
March 18 Soviet Politburo alternate member Boris Ponomarev discusses matters of mutual
interest concerning diverse international problems with Jorge Risquet.
Vilma Espin arrives in Moscow and is received by Valentina Nikolayeva-
Tereskhova, President of the Committee of Soviet Women and Oleg Darusenkov,
Chief of the Cuban Sector of the CPSU.
Soviet Defense Minister Sergei Sokolov and Chief of the General Staff of the
Armed Forces Sergey Akhromeyev discuss topics of mutual interest with Raul
Castro and Jorge Risquet.
General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev and
Konstantin Rusakov meet with Raul Castro, Jorge Risquet, and Lionel Soto to
discuss deepening and perfecting relations.
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In Tokyo, Flavio Bravo denies speculation that relations between Cuba and the
Soviet Union have deteriorated. He says Soviet-Cuban ties are at their best.
Minister President of the State Committee for Economic Cooperation Hector
Rodriguez Llompart discusses economic cooperation with Soviet Council of
Ministers official Arkhipov.
Soviet-Cuban economic negotiations close in Moscow. A protocol is signed
between the two countries saying their cooperation has been fruitful.
Izvestiya reports that M.A. Sergeychik, Chairman of the USSR State Committee
for Foreign Economic Relations and Hector Rodriguez Llompart discussed
economic and technical cooperation on 10 March.
The Bank of Cuba reports that tougher Soviet trade demands will force Cuba to
buy $100 million in sugar on the world market. A similar purchase was made last
year to meet commitments to Moscow.
Representatives from more than 100 countries attend a meeting of the World
Peace Council in Moscow. Orlando Fundora is nominated as vice president of the
council.
Orlando Fundora, alternate Central Committee member meets in Moscow with
Yuriy Zhukov, Chairman of the Soviet Committee for the Defense of Peace to dis-
cuss party relations and peace.
Aleksey Antonov, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Council of
Ministers, receives Marcos Lage to discuss Soviet cooperation in the development
of the machine building industry in Cuba.
March 24 In a Paris Afrique-Asie interview, Vice Foreign Minister Raul Viera says the
USSR would support Cuba in case of open conflict with the US.
Raul Castro and Vilma Espin pay homage to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad
in a brief visit to Volgograd. Raul Castro ends a 4-day visit to Tajik. Accompanied
by Vilma Espin, they visited places of economic, cultural, and historic interest.
In Moscow, Raul presents The Orders of Anna Betancourt awards to leaders of
women's organizations in the USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, and
Czechoslovakia.
March 31 In an interview in Excelsior, Fidel Castro says the Soviet Union cannot provide
military protection for Nicaragua in case of direct intervention from the US.
Vilma Espin meets with more than 300 FMC members who live in Moscow to re-
port on the organization's congresses and especially the significance of the fourth
FMC congress held in March.
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Raul Castro ends his official visit to the Soviet Union. Raul, accompanied by
Vilma Espin and other delegation members, travels to Warsaw from the Soviet
Union.
Factory draftsmen in the Ukraine finish the blueprints of the first nuclear-electric
plant in Cuba, being built in the southern locality of Juragua, Cienfuegos
Province.
Operation of the Punta Gorda nickel plant is reviewed in Moscow during the
intergovernmental commission for economic, scientific, and technical cooperation;
a protocol is signed.
Havana press announces that 100 youths who have completed military training or
belong to the Youth Labor Army will soon leave for the USSR to train in the con-
struction of oil pipelines.
Ivan Arkhipov, First Deputy Chairman of the presidium of the USSR Council of
Ministers arrives in Havana and is greeted by Commander of the Revolution
Ramiro Valdez and Carlos Rafael Rodriguez.
April 16-18 The 15th session of the Soviet-Cuban intergovernmental commission on economic
and scientific-technical cooperation is held in Havana.
April 17 Fidel Castro, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, and Lionel Soto receive Ivan Arkhipov to
discuss Cuban-Soviet relations and vital aspects of the international situation.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Ivan Arkhipov meet in Havana. Rodriguez says that
Cuban-Soviet relations are continuously growing. Arkhipov stresses friendly
cooperation between the two countries.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Ivan Arkhipov sign the protocol containing the
agreements made during the Cuban-Soviet intergovernmental commission meet-
ing. Fidel attends the signing.
Cuban charge d'affaires in the Soviet Union Luis F. Vazquez attends a meeting to
mark the 24th anniversary of the Cuban victory at the Bay of Pigs. Soviet military
and party officials attend.
A State Department officials says that Nicaragua's announcement that Cuban
advisers would leave the country meant nothing unless it signaled an eventual end
to security links with the Soviet Union.
Nicaraguan President Ortega makes a technical stopover in Havana on his way to
the USSR. He discusses Central America and the peacemaking efforts of the
Contadora Group with Fidel Castro.
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Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and other Cuban and Soviet officials participate in a
meeting in Havana with D. I. Maslakov, First Deputy Chairman of Gosplan to dis-
cuss the development of electronics in Cuba.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez heads a delegation to the USSR to partake in festivities
marking the 40th anniversary of the victory over fascism in Moscow on 8 and 9
May.
In Moscow, Lionel Soto, Ambassador to Cuba to the USSR, speaks at a press con-
ference marking the 40th anniversary of the victory over fascism and the 25th
anniversary of USSR-Cuba relations.
In a meeting with the diplomatic corps, Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Konstantin
Katushev says that trade between the two countries will increase to more than 8
billion rubles per year.
Soviet Deputy Chairman Ivan Kalin arrives in Havana to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Soviets in the Great Patriotic War and the 25th anniversary of
Soviet-Cuban relations. Minister of Interior Ramiro Valdes decorates Soviet
specialists working in the ministry with the Ernesto Guevara Order, First Degree
and the Internationalist Combatant Medal, Second Class. In an interview with
TASS, First Deputy Foreign Minister Viera says relations with the USSR are
special because they prove it is possible to have ties between a small country and a
great power.
Cuba and the Soviet Union celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations. Fidel Castro attends the ceremony in Havana; Raul Castro
and Ivan Kalin speak. Raul Castro says that Cuba's ties with the Soviet Union are
as unshakable as ever and will remain so.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez attends a ceremony in Moscow commemorating the 40th
anniversary of the victory over fascism. Ivan Arkhipov attends. Rodriguez departs
Moscow 9 May.
Ivan Kalin and Flavio Bravo, President of the National Assembly discuss matters
of mutual interest related to the work of the two organizations.
Foreign Minister Malmierca meets with Ivan Kalin. During the meeting they
underscore the friendship ties which unite the two countries.
Fidel and Raul Castro, and Ivan Kalin attend a reception in Havana held by
USSR Ambassador Konstantin Katushev on the occasion of the 40th anniversary
of fascism's defeat.
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May 12 Mikhail Solomentsev, member of the CPSU Politburo arrives in Havana and is re-
ceived by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Jesus Montane, and Flavio Bravo.
May 13 Raul Castro and Solomentsev discuss the 27th CPSU congress and the third PCC
congress; they exchange points of view on building socialism.
Cuba's Council of State grants the Jose Marti Order to Nikolay Tikhonov, CPSU
Politburo member, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Mikhail Solomentsev visits historic sites in Havana accompanied by Soviet official
Ivan Kalin and Jose Ramon Machado Ventura. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and
Solomentsev preside over the ceremony of the Cuban-Soviet Friendship Associa-
tion marking the 40th anniversary of the victory over fascism. Solomentsev assures
the Cuban people that the Soviet people have been, are, and will always be faithful
friends and comrades.
Jorge Risquet speaks at a Cuban-Soviet friendship ceremony in Havana support-
ing the USSR's effort to halt or reverse the nuclear arms race in the world and to
prevent the US from carrying it into space.
Jorge Risquet speaks at the Cuban-Soviet Friendship ceremony by discussing
various aspects of Cuban-Soviet cooperation, including economic, scientific, and
cultural relations.
Mikhail Solomentsev speaks at the closing of the Cuban-Soviet Friendship
ceremony in Havana saying that although Cuba and the USSR are miles apart,
"we are strongly linked by internationalism."
Mikhail Solomentsev and his delegation visit the Biological Research Center in
Havana which is dedicated to the production of interferon.
May 15 Solomentsev and Fidel Castro exchange opinions on CPSU and PCC domestic and
foreign policy and on topical international problems during a meeting in Havana.
A Soviet bank grants Cuba a 10-million ruble transferable credit for the financing
of the construction of the Camaguey sugar mill No. 3 by their ministries of
equipment and machinery.
Fidel and Raul Castro and other Cuban leaders receive the commemorative medal
of the 40 years of victory of the Great Patriotic War from Mikhail Solomentsev.
Jesus Montane accompanies Mikhail Solomentsev and his delegation to the Isle of
Youth where they take part in the opening of a new printing combine built with
technical assistance from the Soviets.
May 17 Solomentsev departs for the USSR. Jorge Risquet and Jesus Montane Oropesa bid
him farewell at Jose Marti Airport.
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TASS reports that Radio Marti's broadcasts to Cuba "are ideological sabotage"
against the island.
First Vice Minister of Culture Rafael Almeida and Konstantin Dolgov, Chairman
of the USSR's copyright agency sign an agreement on protocol copyrights in
Moscow.
Soviet Trade Minister Patolichev and Ricardo Cabrizas sign a trade protocol in
Moscow totaling 8.2 billion rubles, which represents significant growth over 1984
and doubles the 1970 level.
The Soviet Union and Cuba sign a 1985 contract for oil supplies. Armando Marey,
representative of Cubametals and Vladimir Morozov, General Director of the
"Soyuznefteexport," sign the document.
The Cuban National Bank discloses that Moscow pays Havana 10 times the world
price of sugar as part of its long-term support for the Cuban Government.
Nikolay Martynov, Vice President of the Soviet Council of Ministers, receives
Minister of Foreign Trade Ricardo Cabrizas. Cabrizas also meets with Yevgeniy
Sizenko, of the meat and dairy industry.
Ricardo Cabrizas chairs Cuba's delegation to the CEMA Permanent Commission
for Foreign Trade in Moscow.
First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers Ivan Arkhipov receives
Justice Minister Juan Escalona Reguera to discuss topics of mutual interest in the
juridical field.
Soviet official Andronki Mel'konovich Petrosyants and Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart
sign a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of the atom and construction of
Juragua nuclear power plant.
Fidel Castro meets with Andronik Melkonovich Petrosyants, Chairman of the
Soviet Committee for the Utilization of Atomic Energy to discuss construction of
the Juragua nuclear power plant.
Politburo alternate member Jose Ramirez Cruz and Soviet official Yevgeniy
Sazanov sign, in Havana, an economic, scientific-technical cooperation agreement
through the year 2000.
In an article published in MEZHDUNARODNAYA ZHIZN, in honor of the
25th anniversary of Cuba-Soviet relations, Isidoro Malmierca calls for Soviet-
Cuban nexus exemplary. Ismael Gonzalez, President of the Cuban Institute of
Radio and Television, opens in Moscow, the official ICRT office for the Soviet
Union to bolster and develop cooperation in this area.
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Nikolay A. Petrovichev, Chairman of the State Committee for Vocational and
Technical Education of the USSR, arrives in Havana to visit educational and
historical centers.
Nikolay Petrovichev visits the Cuban-Soviet Friendship Polytechnical Center in
Havana and three educational centers in the Rancho Boyeros municipality of
Havana.
Nikolay Tikhonov, CPSU Politburo member and Chairman of the Presidium of
the USSR Council of Ministers is decorated with Jose Marti Order on the
occasion of his 80th birthday.
June 24 Konstantin Rusakov, CPSU Central Committee Secretary is decorated in Moscow
with the Solidarity Order awarded by the Cuban Council of State.
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August 1
August 6
A cooperation agreement between Cuba's Frank Pais Hospital and Moscow's
Orthopedic Institute is signed in Havana. This 5-year agreement will become
effective in December.
Raul Castro presides over a military farewell ceremony for Col. Gen. Vladimir
Konchitz, principal adviser to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces,
who concludes his work in Cuba.
Fidel Castro bids farewell to 650 delegates who will represent Cuba at the 12th
World Youth and Student Festival in Moscow.
The Habana del Este thermoelectric plant in Santa Cruz de Norte, the largest
such plant ever built in Cuba, is scheduled to be completed by December.
The Medical Committee for the Prevention of Nuclear War sends letters to
Gorbachev and Reagan in observance of the recent Soviet decision to suspend
nuclear testing until January 1986.
TASS reports that Fidel Castro, in a press conference, described the Soviet
Union's decision to stop unilaterally all nuclear explosions starting 6 August 1985
as important in strengthening peace.
Ramon Castro is awarded a gold medal at the Soviet show, National Achieve-
ments of the USSR Economy, for his great contribution to the development of co-
operation between Cuba and the USSR.
August 28 At the Cuban Embassy in Moscow, Agriculture Minister Adolfo Diaz bestows the
Marcos Marti Rodriguez medal to Soviet Agriculture Minister Valentin Mysyats.
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On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Fabio Grobart, one of the founders of the
first Cuban Marxist-Leninist Party, is decorated with the Friendship of the
Peoples Order.
September 1 1 President of the National Assembly Oscar Fernandez Mell bestows the city's
distinguished guest badge on Moscow's Soviet Chairman Vladimir Kornilov.
September 15 TASS reports that a conference of deputy foreign ministers of socialist countries
met in Holguin from 12-14 September to discuss the agenda of the 40th session of
the UN General Assembly.
September 18 Prensa Latina cites official Cuban sources as saying that Venezuela has been
sending oil to Cuba since 1978 as part of a trilateral swap agreement with the
USSR.
September 25 A cooperation protocol between the Soviet Association of Jurists and the Cuban
National Union of Jurists is signed in Havana for the purpose of reinforcing ties.
September 26 Malmierca condemns all attempts to militarize space, praises the high-level talks
between the USSR and the US at the UN meeting.
September 28 Politburo member Juan Almeida attends a Moscow friendship meeting. ICAP
President Rene Rodriguez speaks stressing the growing development of the ties
between the two friendship organizations.
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October 27
October 28
Cuba and the USSR sign a communications pact for 1986-90 in Havana. Radio
centers will be built, coaxial cables completed, the Caribe land station modified,
and industrial communications extended.
Zoilo Marinello, President of the Cuban-Soviet Friendship Association closes the
first Soviet-Cuban meeting of the Soviet Society for Friendship and the Cuban
association held in Havana.
A Soviet naval detachment composed of four warships under the command of Rear
Admiral Putintsev visits the port of Havana. Putintsev is greeted by Abelardo
Colome Ibarra and F. Mell.
The US Navy announces that 3 Soviet Navy ships led by a guided missile
destroyer have been in the Caribbean Ocean since late September and are
expected to conduct exercises with Cuban forces.
Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze arrives in Havana and is greeted by Fidel
Castro, Isidoro Malmierca, Jesus Montane, and Lionel Soto at Jose Marti Airport.
Isidoro Malmierca hosts a reception for Eduard Shevardnadze. Carlos Rafael
Rodriguez, Jesus Montane and other Cuban officials attend.
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October 29 Fidel Castro and Eduard Shevardnadze discuss bilateral and international issues,
and Fidel gives his firm backing to Soviet arms proposals for the Geneva summit.
During his meeting with Shevardnadze, Fidel condemns US policies in Central
America and calls for radical restructuring of economic relations to solve the
international debt problem.
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November 14
November 20
Press reports from Moscow say that a Soviet factory in Leningrad has just sent
Cuba the first parts for an atomic reactor that will be installed at the nuclear pow-
er plant in Juragua.
Fidel Castro and Eduard Shevardnadze visit the Isle of Youth and speak with
people from the enterprises which produce agricultural products and visit the
Henry Whitboy School.
Foreign Minister Shevardnadze departs Cuba enroute to Iceland. Soviet Foreign
Trade Minister B. I. Aristov receives Amado Blanco, First Vice Minister of
Foreign Trade, to discuss trade relations for 1986-1990.
Fidel and Raul Castro attend a reception hosted by Konstantin Katushev on the
occasion of the 68th anniversary of the October Revolution. Other Politburo and
Secretariat members also attend.
Fidel Castro sends a message of greetings to Mikhail Gorbachev on the occasion of
the 68th anniversary of the October Revolution in the USSR.
Communist Party member Jose Ramon Balaguer, speaking at a ceremony
commemorating the 68th anniversary of the October Revolution, says friendship
between Cuba and the USSR will become stronger.
Soviet Ambassador Katushev speaks in Havana at the ceremony commemorating
the 68th anniversary of the October Revolution noting the friendly relations
between Gorbachev and Castro.
Soviet-Cuban economic talks are completed in Moscow. Ernesto Melendez says
with Soviet assistance Cuba will build power engineering, mining, and chemical
facilities.
Higher Education Minister Fernando Vecino Alegret meets in Moscow with
Soviet official Aleksander Stechanov to discuss educational cooperation for the
next 5 years.
Cuba and the USSR sign a bilateral cooperation protocol in Moscow for
developing science and technology in the five year plan for 1986-1990.
November 23 Fidel Castro bestows the Solidarity Order on the Soviet Ambassador to Cuba
Konstantin Katushev who ends his diplomatic tour in Cuba. Carlos Rafael
Rodriguez praises Katushev's fruitful work.
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November 29 Foreign Trade Ministers Boris Aristov and Ricardo Cabrizas meet in Moscow to
discuss trade negotiations for 1986. Cabrizas will also participate in the CEMA
meeting on foreign trade in Moscow.
Prensa Latina reports that the Soviet Union has promised to send "an important
quantity" of food and construction materials to Cuba after Hurricane Kate caused
major damage.
November 30 An editorial in Granma praises USSR hurricane aid to Cuba. The Soviet Union
will supply free of charge whatever resources are required to restore damages from
Hurricane Kate.
December 1 USSR Minister of Defense Sokolov sends Raul Castro a message of greetings on
the 29th anniversary of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
December 2 Cuba receives a new merchant ship built at the Jerson Shipyards in the Ukraine.
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December 5
December 6
A delegation of ideological workers from the Communist Party of Cuba visits
Azerbaijan to acquaint themselves with the work of the party organization. They
also visit sites in Baku.
Ricardo Cabrizas meets with the new President of the Soviet State Committee for
Foreign Economic Relations Konstantin Katushev to discuss Soviet aid to repair
damages caused by Hurricane Kate.
Ricardo Cabrizas and Soviet Planning Committee Chairman Nikolay Talyzin
discuss the progress of their respective countries' economic plans and Soviet aid to
repair damages caused by Kate.
Ricardo Cabrizas and Soviet official Boris Aristov sign an agreement by which the
Soviet Union will provide Cuba substantial donations to repair damages caused by
Hurricane Kate.
December 9 Jorge Risquet meets with Soviet offical Geydar Aliyev in Luanda and affirms that
both Cuba and the USSR will continue providing decisive support to Angola.
December 10 In Moscow, the Ministries of Public Health of Cuba and the USSR sign a protocol
that provides for cooperation in public health and medical sciences for 1986-1990.
December 12 Soviet official Sedenko says that 2 million metric tons of oil will be produced in
Cuba during the next five years. Cuban technicians will be trained in the USSR in
gas and oil specialties.
Soviet official Boris Ponomarev receives Lionel Soto, Cuban Ambassador to the
USSR, to discuss the international situation, world peace, and the celebration of
the coming party congresses.
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The Rene Ramos Latour Medal is awarded to Vladimir Sedenko, President of the
Petroleum and Gas Workers Labor Union of the Soveit Union because of the
USSR's cooperation in Cuba's oil industry.
December 17 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez arrives in Moscow to attend the 41st extraordinary
CEMA meeting. Discussions are held on scientific-technical programs through the
year 2000.
December 24 A USSR delegation presided over by Albinas Adomaytis, Light Industry Deputy
Minister, arrives in Cuba.
December 30 A meeting of representatives of Moscow's working people, devoted to the 27th
anniversary of the Cuban revolution, takes place in Moscow noting the Soviet
peoples solidarity with Cuba.
First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers Arkhipov and other
Soviet officials attend a ceremony in Moscow marking the 27th anniversary of the
Cuban revolution.
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April 4 Anna Maria Gonzalez Suarez, the new Cuban Ambassador to Vanuatu, presents
her credentials to Vanuatu President Sokomanu.
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The Archbishop of Havana Jaime Ortega denies to Reuters that any upcoming
talks with Fidel Castro would center on the possibility of a visit to Cuba by Pope
John Paul.
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April 27 Energy expert Mario Fleites Diaz addresses the OPEC forum in Caracas. He says
in order to make possible the use of nuclear energy in Cuba, an electronuclear
plant is being built in Cienfuegos.
Fidel Castro presents the Felix Varela Order, First Grade, to Venezuelan
intellectual Miguel Otero Silva. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Armando Hart
attend the ceremony.
Venezuela is negotiating the sale of 40,000 tons of steel to Cuba, and private firms
in Caracas are negotiating to sell Cuba 30,000 tons of seamless pipes.
Education Minister Jose Fernandez is greeted in Caracas by Minister Secretary of
the Presidency Carmelo Lauria and delivers a letter from Fidel Castro to President
Lusinchi.
Malmierca arrives in Caracas on an unofficial visit to participate in the Interna-
tional Symposium for Education on Peace.
At a press conference in Caracas, Malmierca claims that there are real risks of a
US invasion of Nicaragua that would originate mainly from Honduran territory.
Isidoro Malmierca calls for Nicaragua and Costa Rica to overcome their conflict
with the help of the Contadora Group, during a press conference in Caracas.
Malmierca and Venezuela's Minister Secretary of the Presidency, Simon Alberto
Consalvi, exchange viewpoints on the Central American crisis and the foreign
debt.
In El Nacional, Malmierca says that Latin America must find formulas to present
a common front to its creditors in order to overcome the crisis that the unpayable
foreign debt has created.
Politburo alternate member Jesus Montane receives Jesus Angel Paz Galarraga,
Vice President of the Socialist Party of Venezuela to discuss Central America and
the Latin American foreign debt.
August 11 Speaking to the press in Valencia, Venezuelan President Lusinchi expresses his
disagreement with Fidel Castro's view that the Latin American foreign debt
cannot be paid.
Havana Radio notes Sebastian Alegrett, permanent secretary of the Latin
American Economic System says, in Caracas, that those countries who fail to pay
their debt do so because they have no choice.
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August 15 The UN Committee on Decolonization approves a resolution reaffirming the
inalienable right of the Puerto Rican people to independence. The resolution was
submitted by Cuba and Venezuela.
August 27 President of the National Assembly Flavio Bravo visits Venezuela to attend the
Latin American Parliament chairman's council meeting. He tells Ultimas Noticias
of the need for economic order.
August 28 In Caracas, Flavio Bravo says that Cuba has abandoned its proposal that Latin
American countries not pay their foreign debt because this stance is dividing
instead of uniting the nations.
In Caracas, Flavio Bravo says his country trusts Venezuelan justice regarding the
escape of counter-revolutionary Luis Posada Carilles and denounces his escape was
plotted by the CIA.
September 18 Prensa Latina cites official Cuban sources as saying that Venezuela has been
sending oil to Cuba since 1978 as part of a trilateral swap agreement with the
USSR.
November 19 Caracas press reports that one Cuban was shot dead and another detained after
trying to force their way into the Venezuelan Embassy in Havana.
December 7 In Caracas, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez says US economic policy is leading the
international economy to greater recessions and that per capita income in Latin
America has dropped to the level of 1976.
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January 1 Vietnam leaders Le Duan, Truong Chinh, and Pham Van Dong send a message of
congratulations to Fidel Castro on the 26th anniversary calling Cuba a socialist
vanguard in the Western Hemisphere.
January 4 Chairman of Vietnam's National Assembly Nguyen Huu Tho attends the
inauguration of the children's art exhibition for peace in Havana. The Vietnamese
magazine VANGUARD PIONEERS sponsored the contest.
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April 1
April 2
Army General Huynh Tan Phat, State Council Vice Chairman of Vietnam arrives
at Jose Marti International Airport and is greeted by Division General Abelardo
Colome Ibarra.
The Nhan Dan newspaper in Hanoi features a message from Fidel Castro to
Vietnam on the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnamese Communist
Party. Fidel expresses his total support.
Politburo member Jorge Risquet attends the signing in Havana with Vietnam
stipulating an increase in exchanges between VNA news agency and its Cuban
counterpart institutions and agencies.
Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen
Huu Tho arrives in Havana and is greeted by Flavio Bravo, President of the
National Assembly.
Flavio Bravo and Nguyen Huu Tho discuss the structure and functioning of their
respective parliaments, bilateral relations, and the international situation. Nguyan
Huu Tho, receives the key to the city of Havana and tours the Alamar housing
plan, accompanied by National Assembly deputy official Morejon.
Chairman of Vietnam's National Assembly Nguyen Huu Tho meets with Melba
Hernandez, Director of the Africa and Oceania Studies Center to discuss
Vietnam's achievement of the past five years.
Nguyan Huu Tho receives the coat of arms of the city of Santiago de Cuba and
tours sites in the eastern part of Santiago de Cuba.
Flavio Bravo, President of the National Assembly, presents the order of solidarity
to Huu Tho. Jesus Montane and Huu Tho meet.
Fidel Castro meets with Nguyen Huu Tho before Tho's departure from Havana.
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Apr 27-May 2 Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca visits Vietnam. He attends the eighth meeting
of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Scientific,
and Technical Cooperation in Hanoi. A protocol is signed by Malmierca and Vu
Dinh Lieu. Vietnam's Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach hosts a reception for
Isidoro Malmierca and Lester Rodriguez Perez, Vice Chairman of the State
Committee for Economic Cooperation.
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Isidoro Malmierca and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Co Thach discuss the
international situation and the Nonaligned Movement, and sign a cooperation plan
between the ministries for 1986-90.
During his visit to Vietnam, Isidoro Malmierca is received by Vietnam's leaders
Truong Chinh and Pham Van Dong.
Isidoro Malmierca visits Ho Chi Minh City and attends the celebration of the 10th
anniversary of the Vietnamese people's victory over the US war for national
salvation.
A protocol for the application of nuclear technology in the economy and other
areas is signed by Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart and his Vietnamese counterpart
Nguyen Dinh Tu.
Fernando Vecino Alegret, Minister of Education, meets in Havana with his
Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Dinh Tu to discuss ways to increase cooperation
in research and scientific information.
Vietnam's Minister of Foreign Affaires Kim Yong nam arrives in Havana and is
greeted at the airport by Jose Ramon Fernandez and Jose Raul Viera Linares.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meets in Havana with Vo Van Kiet, Politburo member of
the Vietnamese Communist Party.
Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes arrives in Hanoi to attend the
activities commemorating Vietnam's independence, obtained in 1945.
In Hanoi, Ramiro Valdes is decorated with the Ho Chi Minh Order by Vietnam's
Council of State. Raul Castro also receives this award.
Rene Capote Anillo, Executive Secretary General of AALAPSO, meets in Hanoi
with Hoang Tung, Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party to discuss
Vietnam's interest in AALAPSO's work.
September 5 Melba Hernandez, Director of the Cuban Center for Research on Asia and the Pa-
cific, meets with Pham Van Dong, Chairman of the Vietnamese Council of
Ministers in Hanoi.
Executive Secretary of AALAPSO Rene Anillo Capote returns to Cuba from
Vietnam.
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September 7 Vietnam's Minister of Justice Phan Hien, visits the Cuban-Soviet Friendship
Cooperative in Melena del Sur. He shows interest in the incorporation of women
into the new production process.
On the 40th anniversary of Vietnam's independence and 2 September National
Day, Flavio Bravo sends a message of greetings to Nguyen Huu Tho, Chairman of
the National Assembly.
September 18 Cuban Ambassador Faure Chomon Mediavilla departs Vietnam at the end of his
term of office.
December 3 The first Cuban communications specialists arrive in Vietnam to assess the
assembly and operation of a microwave network that will link the north and south
of the country.
December 4 Vice President of the Council of Ministers Juan Almeida arrives in Hanoi and is
decorated with the Ho Chi Minh Order by Truong Chinh.
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Cuba to attend the 2nd sessions of the intergovernmental commission for economic
and scientific-technical cooperation.
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September 26 Yemen's Chairman of the Supreme People's Council Presidium Ali Nasir
Muhammad meets in Aden with Jorge Fernandez of the Fishing Industry to sign a
protocol for economic cooperation for 1985-86.
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September 13 Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrizas arrives in Aden and meets with Haydar
Abu Bakr al-'Attas, Chairman of South Yemen's Council of Ministers.
September 14 Cabrizas and Ahmad Ubayd al-Fadli, South Yemen Minister of Trade, discuss
bolstering trade relations in all fields.
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Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Jorge Bolanos greets Sinan Hasani, Yugoslav
Presidency member, en route to Nicaragua to attend the Presidential inauguration
of Daniel Ortega.
March 5 The fifth session of the Yugoslav-Cuban joint commission for economic, scientific-
technical cooperation is held in Havana.
March 6 Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Isidoro Malmierca discuss bilateral relations with
Mito Pejovski, member of the Yugoslav Federal Executive Council.
President of the Central Planning Committee Humberto Perez meets with Mito
Pejovski, a member of Yugoslav's Federal Executive Council, to discuss economic
relations and Cuba's economy.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas and Miti Pejovski sign a protocol and a draft
agreement between the Cuban National Bank and the Yugoslav Bank for
International Collaboration.
Isidoro Malmierca receives Budimir Loncar, Deputy Federal Secretary for
Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia, to exchange views on bilateral cooperation and
international issues.
December 11 Scientific and technical cooperation for 1986-87 is being discussed at the fifth
meeting of the Cuban-Yugoslav subcommission in Havana.
December 17 Cuba and Yugoslavia sign in Havana a scientific-technical cooperation protocol
for the next two years and the protocol of the fifth session of the scientific-
technical subcommission.
December 25 The Yugoslav Chamber of Economy assesses that Yugoslav-Cuban trade reached
$58.6 million in 1985, twice as much as the $24.9 million reached in 1984.
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December 10 President of Zaire Mobuto Sese Seko appoints Nsimba Ndombe as Ambassador to
Cuba.
December 16 Paris press reports that Mobuto Sese Seko, President of Zaire, received Vice
Minister of External Relations Jorge Bolanos Suarez on 14 December.
Paris press reports that Jorge Bolanos Suarez went to Paris to convey to the MPR
founding chairman a message from Fidel Castro regarding the fate of Cuban
soldiers detained in Kinshasa.
December 24 The Angolan Armed Forces transport aircraft that made an emergency landing in
Zaire on 1 December returns to Luanda. The plane was carrying 40 Cubans and
four other foreign soldiers.
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February 4 Central Committee member Eloy Valdes signs a protocol of cooperation with
Zambia during a visit to Lusaka.
October 13 Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda arrives in Havana. In official talks with Fidel
Castro, various international matters and bilateral ties are discussed.
Fidel Castro hosts a reception for Kaunda. At the reception, Fidel Castro discusses
the reestablishment of relations between Ecuador and Nicaragua with Ecuadoran
Ambassador Hidalgo.
October 14 Fidel Castro accompanies Kaunda on a tour of the Isle of Youth and speaks to stu-
dents at the Henry Whitboy School.
November 8 Granma announces that Alfonso Herrera Perdomo is named Cuban Ambassador
to Zambia.
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Zimbabwean Prime Minister Mugabe, in a 26th anniversary message to Fidel
Castro, says Cuba's commitment to the ideals of socialism and socialist solidarity
has been an inspiration to his people.
Isidoro Malmierca arrives in Harare, Zimbabwe. In a press conference he says
Cuban forces will remain in Angola as long as South African aggression continues.
Isidoro Malmierca meets with his counterpart, Witness Mangwende, and conveys
a message from Fidel Castro to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Robert Mugabe.
At the NAM conference in Luanda, it is agreed that the next NAM summit
meeting will be held in Zimbabwe.
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez accepts the credentials of Stanislaus Garikai Chigwedere
accrediting him as the new Zimbabwean Ambassador to Cuba.
Fidel Castro greets Zimbabwean Prime Minister Robert Mugabe at Jose Marti
Airport. Mugabe's delegation includes the Minister of Community Development
and Women's Affairs, Teurai Nhongo. Fidel Castro and Robert Mugabe discuss
bilateral relations and international matters during their first round of talks.
In a speech, Jorge Risquet praises Mugabe, says Cuba opposes apartheid in
southern Africa, and condemns US support for Israel's air raid against the PLO in
Tunisia.
Mugabe and Fidel Castro visit the Henry Whitboy School on the Isle of Youth.
Mugabe thanks Fidel for having afforded developing countries the opportunity to
have their youth educated in Cuba.
Fidel Castro, Isidoro Malmierca, Jorge Risquet, and Vilma Espin bid farewell to
Mugabe at Jose Marti International Airport. Isidoro Malmierca and Zimbabwe's
Minister of Foreign Affairs Witness Mangwende, sign an agreement to create a
joint commission for economic, scientific, and technical cooperation.
November 27 Zimbabwean Minister of Education Dzingia Mutumbuka arrives in Cuba to
discuss bilateral cooperation. He and his Cuban counterpart Jose Ramon Fernan-
dez, tour the Isle of Youth.
Zimbabwean Education Minister Mutumbuka announces in Harare that more
than 1,000 Zimbabwean students will travel to Cuba next year to study in a
teacher-training school.
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