Raul Castro, 89 years old, announced the decision from the first secretary in the speech at the Cuban Communist Party Congress.

Mr. Raul Castro became the first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) after his brother Fidel Castro died in 2016. The power transfer to Mr. Miguel Diaz-Canel, 60, will take place on the day of making

In the speech before hundreds of PCC delegates on April 16, Mr. Raul Castro emphasized Cuba "Do not give up the principles of revolution and socialism", but affirmed "Ready to dialogue on the basis of Ton

In the section Tweet on April 16, Chairman Diaz-Canel said the Congress of PCC was the forum where "sticking ideas, recognizing history and discussing the future" and confirming everything will "be"

Raul Castro spoke at the Cuban Communist Party Congress in the capital of La Habana on April 16.

Cuba is facing economic difficulties due to the growing sanctions of the United States and the Covid-19 pandemic makes tourist travel, affecting the main source of income of the island nation.

Cuba's relationship with the US after decades of stress deposited under the former US President Barack Obama, but became worse when former President Donald Trump strengthened sanctions to enter the island nation.

At the Congress of PCC, Raul Castro denounced the US to deploy "economic war" aimed at Cuba, sanctions "strangle the country and cause disadvantages in society".

Raul Castro said he would retire as a "casual revolutionary soldier".