Raúl presides over Communist Party Conference


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THE 1st National Conference of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) concluded its deliberations on Sunday.
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Four commissions were established to discuss the issues contained in the Conference draft document: the functioning, methods and style of work of the Party; political and ideological work; cadre policy and finally, PCC relations with the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and mass organizations.
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The initial version of the Conference document was published last October and debated in 65,000-plus meetings of Party nucleuses and UJC grassroots committees. Members made more than one million proposals in relation to the document, which resulted in the modification of 78 of its 96 objectives and the incorporation of another five.

The 811 delegates to the Conference discussed the modifications proposed in provincial meetings in early January. They are now continuing these discussions within the four commissions.
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The Conference was convened by the 6th Congress of the Party in April of last year. 
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Read Raúl’s closing address 
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