New York, November 6, 2025 — In the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Ambassador Yuri Ariel Gala López, Chargé d'affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cuban to the United Nations, emphasized the urgent need to protect the refugee status from politicization.
Pretoria, November 5, 2025.- The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to South Africa, Fakri Rodríguez Pinelo, was welcomed at the University of Pretoria by Professor Sunil Maharaj, Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Postgraduate Education, and Dr. Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl, Director of International Relations and Strategic Partnerships.
Nicosia, Cyprus – The President of the House of Representatives, H.E. Mrs. Annita Demetriou, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Mr. Ángel Gustavo Suárez Cordero, on November 4th, in a farewell courtesy visit as he concludes his diplomatic mission on the island.
The ambassador received a warm welcome, and both reviewed matters of mutual interest on the bilateral and international agenda.
By Isaac Saney*
"The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Africa.
The Cuban internationalists have made a contribution to African independence, freedom
and justice unparalleled for its principled and selfless character.”
Nelson Mandela, July 26, 1991.
As part of the farewell activities of the Cuban Ambassador, David Rivero Pérez, after four years of work in this Federation, meetings were held with the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, in which the bonds of brotherhood between the two nations were ratified.
Ambassador Rivero and his family will soon return to the homeland, not only with the satisfaction of having fulfilled their duty, but with the affection, gratitude and recognition of an entire nation that from now on and forever, is also part of them.