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Raúl Castro Ruz

President of the Cuban Council of State and Premier of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (since 2008).

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Speech by Raul Castro on re-establishing U.S.-Cuba relations

by Raúl Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 17 December 2014

Fellow countrymen,
Since my election as President of the State Council and Council of Ministers I have reiterated on many occasions our willingness to hold a respectful dialogue with the United States on the basis of sovereign equality, in order to deal reciprocally with a wide variety of (...)

Cuba’s President Raul Castro’s speech at the close of Cuba’s National Assembly session

by Raúl Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 18 December 2010

Cuban National Assembly Havana 18 December 2010
Comrades all,
We have been meeting for several days now discussing extremely important matters for the future of the nation. This time, in addition to our customary work in commissions, the deputies have met in plenary with the purpose of (...)