Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The anti-Cuban document released by the U.S. government on June 30, 2025, consists of a reissue and amendment of the National Security Presidential Memorandum No. 5 that the US government itself had issued on June 16, 2017, at the beginning of Donald Trump's first term.
Cuba categorically denounces and rejects both versions of the infamous document.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For months, the U.S. Secretary of State led an aggressive campaign aimed at installing a prominent member on Washington’s payroll—an outspoken supporter of the blockade and aggression against Cuba—as an allegedly impartial human rights expert.
During the commemorative session for the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the UN, addressed the General Assembly to reiterate our country's firm and unwavering commitment to the Organization's founding principles.
At the 35th meeting of the States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Cuba's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Yuri Gala López, reaffirmed the country's commitment to fully implementing this instrument, considered as a pillar of international maritime law and global cooperation in the oceans.
Today, Ambassador Daylenis Moreno Guerra, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, spoke at the plenary briefing on the “UN 80” initiative. She stressed the importance of a transparent, inclusive, and respectful management of Member States’ mandates.