Transcript of statements to the press by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Yaira Jiménez Roig, Director General of Press, Communication and Image: Thank you for being here, my colleagues from the national press, my colleagues from the foreign press. This appearance is being broadcast live on Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Cuban Radio, Canal Caribe, and also on the CubaMINREX YouTube channel. My colleagues inform me that there are present, Minister, 32 journalists from 21 media outlets from 12 countries and, of course, my colleagues from the national press. You have the floor. Minister: Thank you very much for your attendance.
In the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, the Cuban Government releases persons who are serving prison sentences.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
As part of the close and fluid relations with the Vatican, the Government of Cuba has remained in touch with Pope Francis and his representatives and, as has occurred in the past, has kept His Holiness informed about the processes of review of the convictions and the release on imprisoned person, a practice that is common in our judicial system and has characterized the humanitarian record of the Revolution.
The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
On January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:
1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;
2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and
Cuban Ambassador visits the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI).
Jakarta. December 13, 2024.- The Cuban ambassador to Indonesia, Dagmar González Grau, visited the National Archives of Indonesia and was received by Iman Gunarto, Head of the National Archives. The Cuban Ambassador thanked the search for documents that were being carried out on the bilateral relations between Cuba and Indonesia, which celebrate their 65th Anniversary on January 22, 2025. The possible cooperation of the National Archives of both countries to exchange documents, photographs and films was discussed.
Minister of Culture receives Cuban Ambassador to Indonesia
JAKARTA, December 9, 2024.-The Cuban ambassador to Indonesia, Dagmar González Grau, visited the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia and was received by the Minister of Culture, Dr. Fadli Zon.