Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
Cuba vigorously condemns the attacks perpetrated by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Havana, 3 June 2025._ The Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, Paul Richard, arrived in Cuba for an official visit, within the framework of the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Upon his arrival at Havana's José Martí International Airport, he was received by the Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elio Rodríguez, the head of the Office of Religious Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Caridad Diego Bello, and the Apostolic Nuncio Antoine Camilleri.
As part of the visit to the islands of Praslin and La Digue, the Cuban Ambassador, Martha Hernandez and the Minister Counsellor, Tomas Mendez, visited the Vallé de Mai Nature Reserve. This reserve was declared a natural heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 1983, for the priceless value of its flora and fauna, for having the largest plantations of the Coco de Mer, an endemic species of the archipelago, which produces the largest seed in the world that can exceed 20 kg in weight, a unique tree which is the pride and symbol of Seychelles.
The Cuban Ambassador to Seychelles, Martha Hernández Caneiro, and the Minister Counselor, Tomás Méndez Parra, paid a working visit to the islands of Praslin and La Digue, the second and third most important in the African archipelago, during which they carried out a wide-ranging program of activities.
Officials of the Cuban Embassy participated in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Fascism, organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Seychelles.
After the emotional words of the Russian Ambassador Artyom Khozhin, the participants paid tribute to the fallen with wreaths that were placed in front of the Memorial dedicated to the fallen combatants of the First and Second World War, at the Mont Flourie Cemetery in the city of Victoria.