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Manila, May 19, 2026. Friends of the Cuban people in the Philippines paid tribute to José Martí and laid a floral offering at the park where his statue stands, on the 131st anniversary of his death in combat.

The poem they recited in Spanish was beautiful, evoking that they too cultivate a white rose for a true friend.

Kuala Lumpur, March 2, 2026. The Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia expressed her gratitude for the participation in the online seminar “Unilateral Sanctions as an Instrument of War,” which brought together progressive activists from the Asia-Pacific region and became a Solidarity event with Cuba.

The representative of the Caribbean island delivered a presentation on Cuba’s 67-year experience of resistance under imperialist aggression and the most comprehensive and prolonged system of unilateral sanctions ever applied against an entire nation.

Yesterday, our authorities reported an attempted infiltration for terrorist purposes involving 10 individuals aboard a vessel registered in the State of Florida, United States. From the very outset, upon determining that the vessel had departed from United States territory, Cuban authorities have maintained communication with their U.S. counterparts—including the Department of State and the Coast Guard—regarding this terrorist attempt. An investigation is currently underway to fully clarify the facts with the utmost rigor. The Cuban government is willing to exchange information with the United States government concerning this incident.

 Kuala Lumpur, February 19, 2026. Cuban Ambassador Yadira Ledesma Hernández expressed her gratitude for the exchange with Ms. Prisheela Prakas Raw, Undersecretary of the Multilateral Political Division of the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The occasion provided an opportunity to address issues of common interest on the multilateral agenda, an area in which Malaysia and Cuba, members of the Non-Aligned Movement, share positions in defense of multilateralism and international law.