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Nicosia, Cyprus, December 8, 2025. The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, welcomed this Monday various proposals and initiatives carried out by the Cuban choreographer and dancer residing in Larnaca, Yonly Leyva Desdunes, as part of a potential calendar of activities to be planned throughout the year and in different areas of this Eastern Mediterranean island, in honor of the values and richness of Cuban culture.

If the best way to say something is to do it, for this Cuban resident in Larnaca, Yonly Leyva Desdunes, 'the ring fits the finger.' Last November, he was able to represent the largest of the Antilles in various initiatives held at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia and later his performance 'Ori Ire' at the House of Dance in this capital, reaching the home of all Cubans with unique proposals, which says a lot about his words and actions.

Nicosia, Cyprus, November 30, 2025. The Cuban Ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, attended on Friday, November 28, 2025, the inauguration of the installation “Water Movement Nicosia,” an interactive and thought-provoking work by the artist Maurice Cazzolli, created to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Austrian Embassy in this capital.

Temporarily scheduled in the Municipal Plaza Plateia Dimarchias in Nicosia, Cazzolli's work transforms the aforementioned urban municipal setting into a temporary space of shared water. Through 3D sensors, sound, and projections, the installation invites passersby to interact with digital waves, while drawing attention to the contrasting realities of water in Cyprus and Austria, highlighting the urgent issues caused by its scarcity, collective presence, and the invisible flows that connect people and places around the world.