CUBA

With this announcement, the US government intends to address only one sector of our population. The coercive measure that most affect Cuba’s economy and public services and severely harm the wellbeing of our population are neither eradicated nor modified.

The Government of the United States has been explicit in its intention to use this sector for political purposes against the Revolution, in the interest of its change of regime policy.

The Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cuba Friendship Association reiterates its demand that the United States government remove Cuba from that unjust list, which has a negative impact on the Cuban people. Likewise, we ask for the immediate end of the genocidal blockade imposed on Cuba.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday congratulated To Lam for his election as president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On his X profile, the head of State wished To success in his new tasks and expressed Cuba’s will to continue to strengthen the excellent bilateral relations that exist in all fields.

General To Lam, who had been the minister of Public Security of Vietnam until now, was elected in the seventh session of the National Assembly (Parliament) to assume the Presidency of the Republic for the 2021-2026 term.

A delegation from the Supreme People’s Court led by its Deputy Chief Justice Nguyen Van Tien paid an official visit to Cuba from May 13-18 to promote bilateral relations and attend the 11th International Meeting of Justice and Law.

At a working session with Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Cuba Rubén Remigio Ferro, Tien reviewed the developments in judicial cooperation between the two countries. He also briefed the host on main reforms in the Vietnamese court system in recent times, including perfecting institutions, reforming judicial administrative procedures, building electronic courts and applying information technology in court activities.