They say that Chinese state builders are wary of becoming involved in the Nicaraguan canal project, also known as the Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal, and that Chinese state companies have no interest in funding the project. 

The European Commission has confirmed its intention to forge a new political relationship with Cuba, but has not said for sure with whether President Raúl Castro will be invited to attend the Euro-Latin American summit in June. 

Argentina and the United Kingdom clash once again over the disputed islands, after the UK’s Foreign Office summoned Argentine Ambassador to London Alicia Castro to discuss recent statements made by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner regarding the increasing militarization of the Malvinas Islands.