New Delhi, September 13, 2026. - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced the intensification of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade, the energy blockade, and the secondary sanctions imposed by the U.S. government against Cuba, as well as the threats of military aggression looming over the island, during his participation in the 18th BRICS Summit.
In his remarks at the open session titled “BRICS: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability,” the Cuban Foreign Minister emphasized that U.S. measures have caused a severe disruption of the country’s supply chains. He added that more than 7,000 containers, loaded primarily with food, medicines, and medical devices, are stranded in various ports around the world, even though most have been contracted and paid for by private Cuban companies.
He also spoke out against the collective punishment imposed by the U.S. government on the Cuban people, which he described as a “silent genocide.”
The Minister also highlighted the Group’s potential to serve as a force for peace and security for all, as well as for development, justice, and progress in the countries of the South—a factor indispensable to building a new, multilateral, equitable, and democratic international order based on the sovereign equality of States and international law.
Furthermore, in the context of this Summit, the Cuban Foreign Minister held fruitful bilateral meetings with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi. With both, they emphasized the need to continue strengthening bilateral ties and to capitalize on the political and economic potential of this group of countries.
The Cuban Foreign Minister thanked the BRICS member countries for adopting the Declaration, which expresses the Group’s deep concern over the situation in Cuba caused by the intensified blockade and its adverse effects on the Cuban economy, energy supplies, and the alarming humanitarian impact on our people; and reiterates the need to put an end to economic, commercial, and financial measures against Cuba.
The document expresses the BRICS countries’ condemnation of and opposition to the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, as they are contrary to international law and have far-reaching negative implications for human rights—including the rights to development, health, and food security—of the populations of the states subject to such measures. (Cubaminrex)