Cuba has been warning about the growing escalation by the United States government against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which clearly seeks to overthrow the constitutional government of President Nicolás Maduro Moros and establish a servile government willing to surrender Venezuela’s oil, key natural resources, and national sovereignty to the United States.
The Democratic Left Front (DLF) of Sri Lanka firmly and unequivocally condemns the unjust and illegal economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against the Republic of Cuba for over six decades. This unilateral coercive measure stands as one of the most prolonged and inhumane acts of collective punishment in modern history, violating the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the sovereignty of nations.
Colombo, October 9, 2025. Organized by the Socialist Youth Union of Sri Lanka (SYU), a tribute to Commander Ernesto Che Guevara was held on the 58th anniversary of his assassination in Bolivia. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, External Employment and Tourism, and Cuban Ambassador Andrés Marcelo González Garrido were present.
Colombo, October 7, 2025. Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel received Cuban Ambassador Andrés Marcelo González Garrido, who made a working visit to the country from October 4 to 6.
The ambassador expressed his gratitude for the Maldives' continued support for Cuba's resolution before the United Nations General Assembly against the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States against the Cuban people.
Colombo, October 7, 2025. The Speaker of the Majils People's (Parliament), Hon. Abdul Raheem Abdullah, received the Cuban Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Andrés Marcelo González Garrido. They discussed bilateral relations.
During the meeting, which took place during an official visit by the Cuban ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, Raheem Abdullah highlighted the relations between the Cuban and Maldivian parliaments and friendship groups.