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Sep

30

2017

Statement to the press by the Director General of the United States, Josefina Vidal Ferreiro

The State Department announced Friday that it will withdraw more than half of the staff from the US embassy in Cuba after the "incidents" reported by diplomats.Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, director general for the United States of Minrex, emphasized to the press that the Government of Cuba has no responsibility in the alleged facts and it fulfills seriously and rigorously its obligations with the Convention of Vienna on Diplomatic Relations. We consider that the decision announced by the State Department is hasty and will affect bilateral relations.

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Sep

29

2017

Statement to the press by General Director for US Affairs, Josefina Vidal Ferreiro

Today, we have learned about a media note by the Department of State, informing of the decision of the US Government to draw down their Embassy staff in Havana.

Sep

27

2017

Press Release of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

Worldwide nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations and one of the aspirations and basic principles of the foreign policy of the Republic of Cuba, which has maintained a consistent position on the prohibition and elimination of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. General disarmament, full and immediate, under a strict and effective control, is a priority in the international arena.

Sep

27

2017

Prime Minister of Jamaica meets with Cuban Ambassador

KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 27th, 2017. Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, welcomed this morning, the Cuban Ambassador, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, who´s ending his tour of duty in this Caribbean nation.

During the friendly meeting, carried out in the Office of the Prime Minister, both parts expressed the satisfaction for the excellent level of the bilateral relations and the cooperation in different areas.

Sep

26

2017

Peace Council of Jamaica issues statement on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, September 26th, 2017.The Peace Council of Jamaica made a public statement urging all the governments from Latin America and the Caribbean to act in correspondence with the Declaration of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to preserve the region as Zone of Peace, through the signature and ratification of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, launched by United Nations last September 20th, 2017.

Sep

25

2017

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica denounces unjust policy of blockade against Cuba

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, September 25th, 2017.Jamaica joined the voice of tens of countries that denounced and condemned, at United Nations, the criminal policy of blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba during almost 60 years.

Sep

23

2017

Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM of Trinidad and Tobago, Dennis Moses, spoke in favor of the definitive lifting of the Blockade against Cuba at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations.

New York, September 22. - Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Dennis Moses spoke during his speech at the high-level segment of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in favor of the definitive lifting of the blockade against Cuba. In this sense, the Trinidadian Foreign Minister express “

1wish to reiterate to this august body, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago's unequivocal commitment and unceasing call for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba.

Sep

22

2017

Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica participates at Cane and Rum Festival

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, September 22nd, 2017. The Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica joined the rest of the Latin American and Caribbean missions accredited in Jamaica in the celebration of the Cane and Rum Festival held in this capital.

Sep

20

2017

Cuban Foreign Minister in Telesur interview condemns Trump's aggressive speech at UN

Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parilla. Foto: @CubaMINREX / Twitter

Republic of Cuba, Jorge Gestoso, Telesur journalist, at the United Nations headquarters, September 19, 2017, "Year 59 of the Revolution."

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Jorge Gestoso.- Mr. Chancellor, thank you for being with us.

Bruno Rodríguez.- Thank you very much.

Jorge Gestoso.- Your reaction to this morning's speech by Donald Trump.

Bruno Rodríguez.- It has been an unusual, aggressive, dominating, blatantly imperialist discourse.

Sep

20

2017

Cuba signed Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

NEW YORK, September 20, 2017. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the framework of the opening ceremony for the signing of the Treaty, which was held today at the headquarters of the United Nations.

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