Deputy Minister of Maritime Transport Receives Cuban Ambassador in Cyprus.
Nicosia, Cyprus, June 15, 2026. - The Deputy Minister of Maritime Transport for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus, Ms Marina Hadjimanolis, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, this Monday during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the aforementioned deputy ministry, located in the port city of Limassol.
During the meeting, the deputy minister welcomed the Cuban diplomat and warmly thanked him for his visit; he was accompanied by part of his closest team: Dr Theodoulus Mesimeris, acting permanent secretary of the mentioned deputy ministry; Mr Adonis Pavlides, director of the office and senior maritime inspector of the Policy, Coordination, and Strategic Planning Unit; and Ms Despina Pirikki, administrative officer of the deputy ministry.
With them, Pino Martínez had a fruitful exchange, in which some options and opportunities to develop a bilateral collaboration were outlined, based on the agreement signed and in force between both governments regarding maritime transport. In this regard, the Cuban diplomat elaborated on contacts already established in mid-April between executives of Cuban entities related to the general director of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, Mr Alexandros Josephides, and Mr Sofoklis Chrysostomou, maritime manager and member of the board of the mentioned institution, both representing Cypriot shipping companies and others in the Eastern Mediterranean sector.









