The Cuban ambassador receives the Director General of the Cypriot Shipping Chamber and they evaluate joint maritime collaboration opportunities.
Nicosia, Cyprus, February 11, 2026. His Excellency Mr. Rubén Pino Martínez, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Cyprus, held a fruitful exchange today with Mr. Alexandros Josephides, Director General of the Cypriot Shipping Chamber, during which they discussed variables and opportunities for bilateral collaboration in the maritime sector.
During the meeting, both parties explored possibilities to strengthen commercial ties between Cuba and Cyprus in this strategic sector, with particular emphasis on the existing availability for hiring highly specialized Cuban maritime personnel.
In turn, the Cuban diplomat provided the Cypriot executive with timely information about the counterparts on the island involved in the matter, while reaffirming his country's strong interest in strengthening its commercial relations in the maritime sector, as well as identifying new cooperation opportunities with the Cypriot shipping industry, one of the most important and recognized worldwide.
Cuban Ambassador in Cyprus participates in Celebration of the 47th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Nicosia, Cyprus, February 11, 2026. Invited by His Excellency Mr. Alireza Salarian, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in this capital, Rubén Pino Martínez, attended this Wednesday the official reception hosted by that nation on the occasion of its National Day.
The Cuban diplomat thanked his host counterpart and the members of his accompanying team for the invitation, with whom he discussed the positive relations between both nations, while also congratulating the ambassador of the Arab nation, its government, and its people on the occasion of its National Day.
Cuban ambassador in Cyprus participates in the funeral honors of the veteran AKEL activist and Cypriot leftist, a dear friend of Cuba.
Nicosia, Cyprus, February 9, 2026. The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, participated this Monday in the mass held at the Orthodox Church of the Apostle Barnabas in Strovolos, as a final tribute from family and lifelong companions of Donis Christofinis, a veteran activist of the Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKEL) and of the Cypriot and international left.
The Cuban diplomatic representative thus paid homage to the dearly beloved comrade of Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Guevara by placing a floral offering at his coffin as part of the funeral honors given by AKEL activists, the United Democratic Youth (EDON) of Cyprus, the World Federation of Trade Unions, the Pan-Cypriot Council for Peace, the Pan-Cypriot Workers’ Federation (PEO), the Pan-Cypriot Women’s Movement (POGO), and other representatives and figures from the left, the trade union movement, and Cypriot parliamentarians gathered there.
Also accompanied by Mr. Abdallah Attari, Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Cyprus, and part of the diplomatic staff of the Chinese Embassy in Nicosia, the tribute featured a special speech by the Secretary-General of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), Stefanos Stefanou, who recalled the indelible legacy of Donis Christofinas for the new generations, a veteran activist in the struggles of communist parties, the international left, and progressive and national liberation movements around the world.
Cypriot newspaper Haravgi reviews the tribute event to Cuba's National Hero 'José Martí' in Nicosia, on the occasion of the 173rd anniversary of his birth.
Nicosia, Cyprus, 9 February 2026. The Cypriot newspaper Haravgi published in its summary editions a brief review of the act carried out in the sculptural group dedicated to José Martí in this capital, a tribute convened on the occasion of the 173rd anniversary of the birth of the National Hero of Cuba.
The review reproduces some references to the struggles for national independence, dignity and international justice, ideas that focused the event in honor of the apostle and poet of Cuba, José Martí, a call that had as its main speaker Hari Policarpou, member of the Political Bureau of the Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKEL).
173 years after his birth in 1853, “Homage to Martí”—as the publication was presented— reviews the words of Policarpou, who in his speech emphasized that “José Martí constitutes a symbol of the anti-colonial struggle and of the universal fight of peoples against colonialism, slavery, and social injustice,” while also highlighting that “his work and actions inspired the struggle for national liberation, in which he himself actively participated, giving his life in 1895 in the Battle of Dos Ríos.”
Five key points about the US blockade against Cuba / Πέντε βασικά σημεία σχετικά με τον αποκλεισμό που επιβλήθηκε από τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες στην Κούβα.
• Τι υπέγραψε ο πρόεδρος Κένεντι;
Ο δημοκρατικός πρόεδρος Τζον Φ. Κένεντι υπέγραψε στις 3 Φεβρουαρίου 1962 την Εκτελεστική Διαταγή 3447, μέσω της οποίας καθιερώθηκε ο οικονομικός, εμπορικός και χρηματοοικονομικός αποκλεισμός που επιβλήθηκε από τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες κατά της Κούβας. Αυτή η απόφαση, που σχεδιάστηκε με την πρόθεση να εμποδίσει τη λειτουργία της κουβανικής οικονομίας και να υπονομεύσει την υποστήριξη του λαού προς την Επανάσταση, βασίστηκε στην εφαρμογή του Νόμου Εμπορίου με τον Εχθρό του 1917, που αρχικά εγκρίθηκε στο πλαίσιο του Πρώτου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου εναντίον της γερμανικής αυτοκρατορίας και των συμμάχων της. Από τότε, η στρατηγική της πολιορκίας και της οικονομικής ασφυξίας εδραιώθηκε ως κεντρικό στοιχείο της αμερικανικής πολιτικής απέναντι στην Κούβα, με στόχο να περιορίσει το δικαίωμα του κουβανικού λαού να ασκεί την κυριαρχία του και να οικοδομήσει ένα ανεξάρτητο σχέδιο, απαλλαγμένο από την αυτοκρατορική υποταγή.
Αν και ο ολικός αποκλεισμός επισημοποιήθηκε σε εκείνη την ημερομηνία, από τη νίκη της Κουβανικής Επανάστασης εφαρμόζονταν ήδη περιοριστικά μέτρα που αποσκοπούσαν στην πρόκληση ζημίας σε στρατηγικούς τομείς της οικονομίας και της άμυνας της χώρας. Οι θεμελιώδεις στόχοι αυτής της πολιτικής εκφράστηκαν σαφώς στο υπόμνημα του υφυπουργού Εξωτερικών Λέστερ Ντ. Μάλορι, με ημερομηνία 6 Απριλίου 1960, όπου τέθηκε η ανάγκη να δημιουργηθεί κλίμα δυσαρέσκειας και απελπισίας μέσω της επιδείνωσης των οικονομικών συνθηκών, στερώντας από την Κούβα πόρους και εφόδια για να προκληθεί μια κοινωνική κρίση που θα οδηγούσε στην ανατροπή της κυβέρνησης. Τέτοιοι σκοποί, στην ουσία, παραμένουν σε ισχύ με την πάροδο του χρόνου.
• Γιατί είναι αποκλεισμός και όχι εμπάργκο;