Communiqué issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
Recent statements made by some US Government officials speculate, without any evidence whatsoever, about the fact that the Government of Cuba could be involved in frauds targeting the US health care program Medicare in South Florida. This is a new slander fabricated by anti-Cuban sectors in that country.
In a recent interview with Newsweek, the President of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, stated that establishing a dialogue with the United States and reaching certain agreements is possible. According to the President, Cuba has always been willing to maintain civilized relations with its northern neighbor, respecting sovereignty, self-determination, and the principles of reciprocity and international law.
The Cuban Film Festival of Minnesota held its seventeenth edition in Minneapolis, establishing itself as a key space for cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States. Since its inception, the event has played a fundamental role in building bridges between the two peoples through cinema and the arts.