The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, received Ambassador Hua Xin. The diplomat reported on the delivery to the island of emergency financial assistance in euros valued at $80 million and a donation of 60,000 tons of rice in emergency mode.
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Granma and Juventud Rebelde newspapers informed that the Council members met “in compliance with the activities planned for the Defense Day,” aimed at improving the preparedness and cohesion of the leadership and the population.
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The gathering, which precedes the March of the Fighting People, is led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Rebel Army Commander Jose Ramón Machado, and other high-ranking officials of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Cuban government.