Geneva, June 8, 2026.- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Monday for the immediate lifting of the sanctions imposed by the United States against Cuba, warning that their expansion is causing serious humanitarian consequences and endangering the lives of the Cuban people.
Islamabad, 8 June 2026. During the second edition of the Francophone film schedule in this capital, the Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero, attended the premiere of the Vietnamese film “Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano”, at the invitation of the Embassy of that sister Asian nation. The film depicts the heroic resistance of the Vietnamese people in Hanoi during the French invasion in 1946. History demonstrates, repeatedly, that when a people defend their homeland, no invading force can defeat them.
Islamabad, 8 June 2026. A media expert, Ansar Mahmood Bhatti serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Islamabad Post newspaper, Centreline magazine and the Diplomatic News Agency (DNA) and, despite his responsibilities, found time for a cordial visit to the Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero Torres.
Havana, May 28th. – In an interview with Full Measure, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío reaffirmed the island nation’s longstanding willingness to resolve differences with the United States through dialogue, while rejecting “excuses” used to justify hostile policies.
Statement by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance, on the theme: “Reforming and Improving Global Governance: Working Together to Address Global Challenges,” New York, May 28.