Chronicle on Cuba - September
2006
Security
September 14: A total of 130 security devices were installed in different parts of Old Havana in the lead up to the XIV Summit of the Non-Aligned countries. Some of these governmental spying eyes were installed along Obispo’s boulevard, from the Floridita restaurant to the Armas Square. SEPSA, a Department of the Interior’s company specializing in monitoring and security, installed the devices. (Cubanet, 15/9/06)
September 25: The Chief of Congo Brazzaville's Armed Forces (FAC) staff, Division General Charles Richard Mondjo, received high rank military honours during the first day of his official visit to Cuba. While reviewing the troops at Rescate de Sanguily Tank Unit, the official and his delegation were accompanied by Cuban Brigade general Eliecer Velazquez. Cuban Division general Samuel Rodiles Planas welcomed the Congolesse military delegation at El Cacahual, where the visitors dedicated a wreath to Cuban hero Antonio Maceo. Division general Mondjo and his delegation were issued an invitation by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry (FAR). In September 2003, Minister Delegate to Congo's Presidency, Division General Jacques Yvon Ndolou, visited Cuba and was received by Defense Minister Army general Raul Castro. (Prensa Latina, 25/9/06)
September 28: An intergovernmental agreement on settling Cuba's debt to Russia on earlier Russian credits has been signed during a visit to Cuba by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The sides also concluded an agreement on military-technical cooperation. Mikhail Fradkov told journalists that the military agreement is not covered by the credit which Russia is giving Cuba. "This means that Cuba will pay Russia directly for the military machinery which interests it," Fradkov explained, noting that, "the Cuban army has Soviet hardware which requires repairs and maintenance". According to the online publication Strategy Page, the agreement will allow Russian forces to use Cuban bases for intelligence collection, and other purposes. (ITAR TASS, Strategy Page, 28/9/06) |
