Remarks by Ambassador Pablo Berti during the May 1 solidarity events
Friends of Cuba:
Today, May 1st, we gather here in the same spirit that inspires Cuban workers on our island. In Cuba, since the early hours of the morning, International Workers’ Day has been celebrated with parades and events in every workplace, town, municipality, and province, with the prudence we have had to adopt in the face of the restrictions imposed by the intensified blockade.
Solidarity with Cuba on May 1 in Various Cities Across Austria
Vienna, May 1, 2026.—The Austrian-Cuban Friendship Society (ÖKG) called for a march in support of Cuba as part of the celebrations for International Workers’ Day in Austria. In a joint initiative with the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ), the Workers’ Party (PdA), and their youth organizations KJÖ and Jugendfront, this call was also extended to the cities of Graz, Salzburg, Linz, and Klagenfurt.
Report on the energy blockade against Cuba reaches thousands of people in Austria
Vienna, May 1.—Cuba’s Ambassador to Austria, Pablo Berti Oliva, took part in the International Workers’ Day rally organized by the Austrian Labor Party (PdA) in Vienna’s Sigmund Freud Park, before thousands of people in solidarity with the Cuban cause.
The Green Party in Vienna Hosts the Cuban Ambassador to Austria
Vienna, April 30, 2026.—The Cuban Ambassador to Austria, Pablo Berti Oliva, met for a friendly discussion with City Councilor Peter Kraus, State Chair of the Green Party and member of the Vienna State Government, as well as with Jaafar Bambouk, a member of the Vienna State Parliament and City Council, at the Green Party’s office in Vienna City Hall.
100 kilograms of Medicines for Cuba from Slovenia
Ljubljana, April 28, 2026.—A group of five Slovenian students departed today for Havana with a valuable shipment of aid: approximately 100 kilograms of medicines, nutritional supplies, water purification tablets, and infant formula.