It's a strong blow not only for Cuba, but also for all of the countries of Latin America, and Asia in particular.

I did not come here to give you false hopes, ... But I’ll tell you this: We’re going to rebuilt St. Bernard.

A new refinery is important now for the short term because we'd like to have cheaper gasoline for our transport sector and industry. We have to take advantage of Mexico's offer because we're not going to exploit our own petroleum resources. We won't put our biodiversity at risk.

In 2004, we used to have 30 to 40 people killed every month. But in the last six months, only 56 people have been killed.

It's not ethical for the president to manage the state's resources at the same time he is a candidate. It's dishonest competition with the other presidential candidates.

It's just like any other event. There is no need for special arrangements.