Cuban Ambassador Participates with Cypriot Foreign Ministry in Bid Farewell to Romanian Counterpart at the Conclusion of Mission
Nicosia, Cyprus, May 8, 2026 – After five years of fruitful service at the Romanian diplomatic mission in Nicosia, His Excellency Mr. Sorin-Dan Mihalache, Ambassador of Romania to Cyprus, received heartfelt recognition and respect from the local Foreign Ministry, along with a large group of colleagues accredited to the island, who came to bid him farewell.
Nicosia, Cyprus, May 8, 2026 – After five years of fruitful service at the Romanian diplomatic mission in Nicosia, His Excellency Mr. Sorin-Dan Mihalache received a warm welcome and farewell from the local Foreign Ministry.
“It is an honor to be gathered here, because on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we would like to emphasize our shared gratitude and appreciation for your dedicated service in strengthening bilateral relations between Cyprus and Romania over all these years,” stated the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaking on behalf of the Ministry.
Cuban Ambassador Present at Ceremony for the National Day of the Republic of Poland in Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus, May 7, 2026.- Invited by the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Cyprus, His Excellency Mr. Marek Szczepanowski, the Cuban Ambassador in this capital, Rubén Pino Martínez, participated this Wednesday in the official reception offered by the European nation on the occasion of its National Day celebrated on May 3, marking the creation of the Constitution in 1891, today a symbol of sovereignty and national pride.
Through his counterpart in Cyprus, Pino Martínez extended his congratulations on the important anniversary, while also wishing every success in his duties as Ambassador to him as well as to his entire team in this capital. During this event, the Caribbean diplomat also expressed gratitude for the invitation and the courtesies shown to the attending Diplomatic Corps, on which occasion he greeted the members of the host diplomatic mission accredited in Nicosia.
Mr. Marek Szczepanowski, in brief summary, praised the excellent relations of his nation with Cyprus, after outlining the priorities and perspectives that today distinguish his nation's current ties with the island in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Executive Order of May 1st and the Blockade Measures Announced Today Further Increase the Harm to the Cuban Population and Reinforce the Threat of Aggression
Communiqué issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1st, 2026, which tightens, to unprecedented and extreme levels, the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba.
It likewise condemns the decision adopted by the US Treasure Department on May 7, 2026, to include the Cuban entities GAESA and MoaNickel S.A. in the Specially Designated Nationals List, being this the first coercive measure resulting from the order signed on May 1st.
We are being witness to a ruthless act of economic aggression which multiplies the extraterritorial effects of the blockade, which includes the potential implementation of secondary sanction against companies, banks and foreign entities, even if their businesses in the United States are not related to Cuba. This measure will further hamper the operation of Cuba’s national economy which has been already facing, since January 29, 2026, the nefarious effects of the oil blockade imposed by the US government as from that date, which paralyzed fuel exports to the country.
Cuban ambassador participates in celebration for Portuguese Language Day in Cyprus.
Nicosia, Cyprus, May 5, 2026.- The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, shared this Tuesday, together with counterparts from the accredited Diplomatic Corps in this capital and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, a cultural evening on the occasion of the celebration today of World Portuguese Language Day.
Jointly organized by the diplomatic representations of Brazil and Portugal in Nicosia, the ceremony featured emotional remarks from the excellencies Ms. Ana Maria Bierrenbach and Vanda Maria Dias Stelzer Sequeira, Ambassadors of Brazil and Portugal to Cyprus, respectively, who acknowledged the global significance of this date, officially recognized since May 2009 as "World Portuguese Language Day."
The day was established since then by the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)—an intergovernmental organization officially associated with UNESCO since the year 2000—which brings together those nations that have the aforementioned language as one of the essential elements of their common identity, the one that allows them to share not only its use as a means of communication but also the wealth encompassed by their respective Lusophone cultures.
Cuba present at parade for International Workers' Day in Cyprus.
Nicosia, Cyprus, May 1, 2026.- The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, shared this Friday with the Cyprus Trade Union Confederation (PEO) the commemorative event for May 1st, International Workers' Day.
Accompanied by Sotiroulla Charalambous, General Secretary of PEO, Stefanos Stefanou, General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People of Cyprus (AKEL), and the Honorable Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Nicosia, Mr. Abdallah Attari, the Cuban diplomatic representation shared every moment of joy of this celebration of the world working class, alongside Cypriot workers.
A celebration to give thanks and also to share infinite solidarity with the Cuban people and government on the part of Pambis Kiritsis, General Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the General Secretary of AKEL, and the labor leader Sotiroulla Charalambous, who in their interventions clearly and bravely condemned the policy of blockade and the criminal energy siege imposed by the United States against Cuba.