From mail.infocom.etecsa.cu!radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu Fri Apr 18 18:06:49 1997 Return-Path: mail.infocom.etecsa.cu!radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu Received: from dns2.infocom.etecsa.cu (infocom.etecsa.cu [169.158.64.1]) by nyxfer.blythe.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id SAA02882 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 1997 18:06:40 -0400 Received: by dns2.infocom.etecsa.cu (Smail3.1.28.1 #3) id m0wILnM-0002DlC; Fri, 18 Apr 97 18:06 EDT Received: from manati.in.etecsa.cu by dns2.infocom.etecsa.cu with SMTP id XXXXXXXX-Xa01220; Fri, 18 Apr 97 18:06 EDT Received: by manati.in.etecsa.cu (Smail3.1.28.1 #3) id m0wILnJ-0001xPC; Fri, 18 Apr 97 18:06 EDT Message-Id: Subject: RHC news stories, April 18, 1997 To: reg.cuba@conf.igc.org Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 18:06:12 -0400 (EDT) From: "Lic. Jorge L. Ruiz" Cc: nyt@blythe.org, cubaseccion@igc.apc.org, radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu (Lic. Jorge L. Ruiz) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL13] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 5123 Status: RO CUBANEWS FROM RADIO HAVANA CUBA Friday, April 18, 1997 The following items are taken from RADIO HAVANA CUBA's International Shortwave Service in English for Friday, April 18, 1997. Today's stories: 1.- GRENADA'S PRIME MINISTER KEITH MITCHELL SLATED TO ARRIVE IN HAVANA SATURDAY 2.- NORWAY AND CUBA FORMALIZE COOPERATION IN SPORTS AND CULTURE 3.- CUBA AND VIETNAM EXCHANGE GOVERNMENTAL MISSIONS 4.- CUBAN RESEARCHERS CONTRIBUTE TO BOOK ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 5.- MORE THAN 500 TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ATTENDED COURSES IN CUBA LAST YEAR GRENADA'S PRIME MINISTER KEITH MITCHELL SLATED TO ARRIVE IN HAVANA SATURDAY Havana , April 18(RHC)-- The Cuban Foreign Ministry has announced that Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell will be arriving in Havana Saturday. The Caribbean leader's visit responds to an invitation by Cuban President Fidel Castro. The Grenadian Health Minister and business executives will be part of the official delegation. According to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, the two leaders will discuss cooperation in the economic, healthcare and sports areas, and will also exchange views on aspects related to the Association of Caribbean States, currently chaired by Grenada. This is the first visit of a Grenadian Prime Minister to Cuba since the 1983 US-led invasion of the island. The invasion came in the aftermath of an internal conflict that took the life of the New Jewel Movement leader and Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. NORWAY AND CUBA FORMALIZE COOPERATION IN SPORTS AND CULTURE Havana, April 18(RHC)-- Norway and Cuba have entered a new era of bilateral relations with several agreements in culture and sports. The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Sports, Turid Birkeland, has ended a seven-day tour of the island where she explored possibilities for expanding links between Oslo and Havana. Upon leaving Havana, the Norwegian minister said that the most concrete result of her visit was the signing of a sports agreement between Cuba and Norway and the Olympic Committees of both countries. She added that there will also be an exchange of athletics between Cuba and Norway. CUBA AND VIETNAM EXCHANGE GOVERNMENTAL MISSIONS Havana, April 18(RHC)-- Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Guyeng Dinh Bin is in Havana for an official tour of the island. Upon his arrival Thursday, the Vietnamese foreign minister met with Cuba's Acting Foreign Minister Jorge Bolanos. Official sources say the two government officials met in Havana's Foreign Affairs Ministry where they discussed international issues as well as topics of common interest. Meanwhile, Cuban General Abelardo Colome Ibarra met in Vietnam with Communist Party leader Du Muoi. General Colome Ibarra arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday as part of an Asian tour of which China was the first stop. CUBAN RESEARCHERS CONTRIBUTE TO BOOK ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Madrid, April 18(RHC)-- Cuban researchers' opinions on a number of diseases are included in the book "AIDS, Cancer and Parkinson's Disease: Breakthroughs in Preventions and Cures" by German writer Haines Dietrich. The book came out recently in Spain. Dietrich -- who is a sociology professor at the Autonomous University of Mexico and an economist -- stated that his book is the result of three years of interviews with Cuban scientists. Dietrich underscored Cuba's scientific progress in research on diseases such as cancer and AIDS and emphasized that despite current hardships, the island ranks among the nations with the most physicians per inhabitants. In addition, Dietrich pointed out that Cuban scientists are working on cures for cholera, dengue fever and meningitis. Haines Dietrich, author of 30 books on scientific and sociological issues, asserted that Cuba's scientific achievements are the result of free universal education and health care. MORE THAN 500 TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ATTENDED COURSES IN CUBA LAST YEAR Havana, April 18(RHC)-- Cuba's prestigious educational system is attracting the interest of an increasing number of foreign teachers to the island. In 1996, more than 500 teachers from all over the world attended seminars, workshops and courses in Cuba. Havana's Pedagogical Convention Center hosts the events. In statements to Radio Havana Cuba, the deputy director of the Center, Ruben Seoane, said that earnings obtained by these courses go to finance the sector. Seoane said that last year's earnings went to refurbish the island's pedagogical institutes. 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