New York, September 23, 2026.— The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, continued his agenda today in the context of the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
On today´s agenda, the Cuban Foreign Minister participated in the high-level meeting marking the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development. In that context, he warned of the deep imbalances that persist in the international economic order and their particularly adverse consequences for developing countries. On this issue, he stressed that "this new order is underpinned by sanctions, fear and forced obedience, through the imposition of the unilateral interests of the United States. It is an unsustainable, unjust and dangerous order for all peoples."
He also denounced that unilateral coercive measures and policies of economic pressure hinder the full realization of the right to development. In particular, he pointed to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba—including the energy blockade—as the main obstacle to the development of the Cuban people.
As part of his busy schedule, the Cuban foreign minister held meetings with his counterparts from Russia, Equatorial Guinea and Burundi, as well as with the Minister of Finance of Grenada. In all of them, they exchanged views on the state of diplomatic relations and other matters of bilateral and multilateral interest. These meetings provided an opportunity to update his colleagues on the difficult situation in Cuba caused by the unprecedented intensification of the U.S. blockade, including the energy siege, secondary sanctions and the constant threat of military aggression.
Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, for her part, participated in the High Level Meeting of Like-Minded Global South Countries and Friends, where she stressed the importance Cuba attaches to South-South cooperation and the unity of developing countries in promoting a fairer and more equitable international order, while also denouncing the genocidal blockade imposed by the United States. She also spoke at the CELAC-EU ministerial meeting, reaffirming the need to preserve this space for cooperation without conditions. In addition, she held a cordial meeting with representatives of Belize's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Culture, Science and Technology, in which they reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations, and she expressed gratitude for the steadfast solidarity with Cuba in its struggle against the blockade.
(Cubaminrex)