AKEL Deputy Marina Nicolaou Receives Cuban Ambassador at the Cypriot Parliament
Nicosia, September 30, 2026. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Cyprus, Mr. Rubén Pino Martínez, had a cordial and friendly exchange this Thursday with the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) deputy, Ms. Marina Nicolaou, in her office at the Cypriot Parliament.
The meeting took place in a fraternal atmosphere, full of camaraderie and friendship, during which Pino Martínez thanked her for the warm reception amid her busy parliamentary schedule and updated her on the difficult situation Cuba is going through due to the energy blockade and the intensification of the hostile U.S. embargo that has been in place for nearly seven decades. On this occasion, he gave her a copy of the report that Cuba will present to the United Nations General Assembly next October. The document concisely outlines the impact of the blockade on all sectors of Cuban people's lives between March 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026.
Both discussed the recent and positive meeting of the Cuban diplomat with Mr. Karoullas, President of the Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs of the House of Representatives, where initiatives and areas of common interest were identified to strengthen interparliamentary relations between the two countries.
