Cuba Rejects Act of Subordination by the Dominican Republic Government to U.S. Aggressive Policy
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba rejects in the strongest terms the decision by the government of the Dominican Republic to expel ten diplomatic officials from the Cuban Embassy in that country, along with their family members.
There is no justification whatsoever for this decision by the Dominican authorities. Cuban diplomats have always acted in strict adherence to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and with absolute respect for the laws of that sister nation.
There is no explanation for this action other than the Dominican Republic government's submission to pressure from the U.S. government, which, in its drive to isolate Cuba, has set out to damage our diplomatic relations with countries in the region.
This is not the first time the Dominican government has aligned itself with the hostile policy and aggressive escalation of the United States against our country. Cuba's exclusion from the postponed 10th Summit of the Americas and the Dominican Republic's change of vote regarding the Cuban resolution against the blockade at the UN General Assembly are examples of this.
With this new act, Dominican authorities significantly damage ties between the two governments, but they cannot sever the deep, historic bonds between the Cuban and Dominican peoples—bonds forged from the days of both countries' struggles for independence to the present. Illustrious Dominicans are part of the glorious pages of Cuba's history, and vice versa. Our peoples share cultural and economic ties, as well as bonds of solidarity, to which we will not renounce.
The Dominican people can always count on the unwavering friendship and solidarity of the Cuban people.
Havana, August 13, 2026
(Cubaminrex)