Lautoka, April 16, 2026. - Cuban Ambassador Néstor Torres began his activities in the cities of Nadi and Lautoka with a visit to the Office of the Western Commissioner. Elimi Rokoduru, Planning Officer, gave a detailed presentation on the region, its challenges, and the fundamental importance of its economy and trade at the national level.
Excerpts from the interview with President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Tom O’Connor, senior foreign policy editor and deputy editor of national security and foreign policy at Newsweek
April 7, 2026
Newsweek: You have confirmed that the United States and Cuba are in talks and have proposed areas of cooperation such as science, migration, and the fight against drug trafficking. President Trump seems to be seeking regime change. Do you think it is possible to reach an agreement and that diplomacy could prevail?
In the early part of the second half of the 20th century, Cuba laid the groundwork for the establishment of a socially oriented tourism sector that would provide an opportunity to combine recreation and leisure in a single experience—one that was healthy, enriching, and educational. It was then that this sector began to take shape with a view toward sustained and sustainable development.
Geneva, April 11, 2026.—Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, held a meeting with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric. Both sides noted the smooth nature of bilateral exchanges and the strong state of existing relations.
Dear Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
Dear Alena Douhan, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights:
Distinguished participants in this important Conference:
Cuba is currently the victim of collective punishment aimed at bringing its people to their knees through hunger, disease, and severe shortages of basic supplies.