Medical Cooperation with Cuba Strengthens as a Key Pillar of Kiribati's Healthcare System
TARAWA, April 23, 2026 – During his visit to Kiribati, the Cuban Ambassador to Fiji, Nestor Torres, held an exchange with the Cuban community and medical graduates on the caribbean island. Through this meeting, the diplomat witnessed the direct impact of Cuban cooperation on the Kiribati's healthcare system. Currently, young professionals trained under the Cuban educational system not only strengthen medical care but have become the country's main healthcare force.
Cuba calls at UNESCO for peace, solidarity, multilateralism, and denounces hostile U.S. policy
Paris, 23 April 2026.– The 224th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, held from 8 to 23 April 2026 at the Organization’s Headquarters, provided a platform for Cuba to reaffirm its commitment to peace, multilateralism, and international cooperation, while denouncing the tightening of hostile policies by the United States against the Island.
Meeting Confirmed Between Cuba and US Officials
General Deputy Director for U.S. Affairs, Alejandro García del Toro spoke to Granma.
Alejandro García del Toro, general deputy director for U.S. Affairs at Cuba's Foreign Ministry (MINREX), confirmed recent foreign press reports on meetings between US and Cuba’s officials in Havana.
“It’s a sensitive matter that, as we have said, we have managed discreetly,” he said.
The Cuban official confirmed that assistant secretaries from the U.S. State Department met with a Cuban delegation led by a deputy minister of foreign relations.
Remarks by UN Permanent Representative of Cuba, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, denouncing a sham event held by the US Mission.
Remarks by UN Permanent Representative of Cuba, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, denouncing a sham event held by the US Mission.
Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today.
Just a few meters from where we stand, the United States Mission is holding a sham event against Cuba, in full contravention of the rules that govern the use of UN premises.
It is a clandestine gathering absolutely alien to the UN agenda. Unfortunately, the UN Secretariat has not prevented this from happening, despite our repeated warnings.
Cuba and Fiji Work to Strengthen Academic Cooperation
Nadi, April 18, 2026. – During his visit to the cities of Nadi and Lautoka in Fiji’s Western Division, Cuban Ambassador Néstor Torres Olivera held a series of meetings aimed at strengthening academic ties between the two nations, with a special focus on the tourism sector and higher education.