The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt to impose a coup d’etat, a puppet government at the service of the United States in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and expresses its unwavering solidarity with the government of Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro Moros
The new Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Uzbekistan, Alfredo Fidel Nieves Portuondo, presented his Letters of Credentials to the Chancellor, Abdulaziz Kamilov, in an official ceremony held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this Central Asian nation.
In the solemn ceremony, both exchanged about the state of bilateral relations and expressed their desire to work to promote cooperation in sectors such as medicine, culture, sports and tourism.
Cuba categorically rejects the threat of activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act Photo: Granma
On January 16, 2019, the United States State Department announced the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “to conduct a careful review… in light of the national interests of the United States and efforts to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba and include factors such as the Cuban regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.”
CUBA, January 19, 2019.- The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina González, received on Saturday the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Davaasuren Damdinsuren, within the framework of the celebration of the Political Consultations mechanism between Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries.
January 17th, 2019. Cuba rejects the recent intentions of the United States to toughen the Blockade, through the State Department announcement of suspending the application of Article III of the Helms-Burton Act, for only 45 days.
Saint Lucia, January 16th, 2019. The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Honorable Allen Chastanet received the Cuban Ambassador, Alejandro Simancas at his Government Office. During the meeting, the top level Saint Lucian dignitary and the Cuban diplomat confirmed the excellent level of bilateral relations between the two countries
On January 16, 2019, the United States State Department announced the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “to conduct a careful review… in light of the national interests of the United States and efforts to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba and include factors such as the Cuban regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.”
The government of President Donald Trump threatens to take a new step that would dangerously reinforce the blockade against Cuba, flagrantly violate International Law, and directly attack the sovereignty and interests of third countries.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo, in the framework of the 20th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of Baku and Azerbaijan, was received today by Archbishop Alexander at the headquarters of the Eparchy.
The religious leader valued the friendship between both nations, wished that the cooperation develop and reiterated the solidarity with the Cuban people.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On January 16, 2019, the US State Department announced the decision to suspend, only for 45 days, the implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “in order to conduct a careful review …in light of the national interests of the United States and the efforts to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba, and include factors such as the Cuba’s regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.”
The daily "Azerbaijan" of the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan publishes today an exclusive interview offered by the Extraordinary Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in this Caucasian nation, Alfredo Nieves Portuondo.
The Azerbaijan newspaper was established in 1918. It is published in the Azerbaijani language and has a circulation of more than 15 thousand copies.
