Statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On October 23, 2025, in response to a formal extradition request and following a decision by the Cuban government, Chinese national Zhi Dong Zhang was transferred to the authorities of the Government of Mexico.
Mr. Zhang had been detained in Cuba on July 31, 2025, for offenses committed on Cuban territory, namely forgery of documents and human trafficking, as defined under the Cuban Penal Code, and was held under provisional detention.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba expresses its profound concern and categorical rejection of the decision by the Government of the United States to exclude three countries, including Cuba, from the Tenth Summit of the Americas, scheduled for December 4 and 5 in Punta Cana.
Taking a firm stance in favor of the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba, Ypsilanti City Council, in Michigan, recently approved a resolution urging the federal government to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and end the economic blockade that has been in place for more than six decades.
The resolution recalls that the President of the United States has the executive authority to remove Cuba from this list and advocates for the normalization of relations between the two countries.