Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In March 2024, the company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales S.A. (YPF) of the Republic of Argentina informed the airline Cubana de Aviación of its refusal to continue supplying fuel to its aircrafts, in application of the United States blockade against Cuba.
Havana, 30 April 2024. This afternoon, the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando González, exchanged with a group of Australian solidarity friends who are in Cuba to participate in the activities for May Day.
Canberra, 29 April 2024. The Cuban Ambassador Tanieris Diéguez participated in the presentation of Australia's candidacy to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Members of the accredited Diplomatic Corps attended the event, hosted by Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong.
The Cuban ambassador briefly exchanged with the Chancellor and took the opportunity to convey greetings on behalf of the Cuban government.
Havana, 28-29 April 2024. A group of more than 15 Australian members of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Workers Union (CFMEU) are visiting Cuba to join in activities related to the celebration of International Workers' Day.
Havana, 24 April 2024 - Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, will participate in the XXIII Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Trade and Peoples' Agreement (ALBA-TCP), which is being held today in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.