Raul Castro (5th R), first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (6th R) attend a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Cuba's revolution victory at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba, Jan. 1, 2019. Raul Castro on Tuesday reiterated the willingness of his nation to coexist in peace with the United States despite their political differences. "We have the willingness to coexist in a civilized, peaceful, respectful and mutually beneficial way with the United States," Castro said here in a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Cuba's revolution. "Cuba is ready to meet the confrontation with the U.S., which we do not wish, and we expect that the balanced minds in the U.S. government will put a stop to it," Castro said. (Xinhua/Stringer)
