Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste
Ninth Constitutional Government
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Dili, January 5th, 2026
Press Release
Islamabad, 17 July 2026. A trade delegation from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), comprising businessperson Asif Afridi, a member of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce, and politician and diplomatic coordinator Nezam Khan, met with the Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero, at the embassy.
Islamabad, 17 July 2026. The Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero Torres, held a meeting in the capital with Mr Syed Usman Tahir, Adviser to the Federal Minister of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture of Pakistan, with the aim of exploring ways to strengthen cultural cooperation between Cuba and Pakistan. Usman Tahir is also the Executive Director of the prestigious NiftySphere Institute of Arts and Design.
ZIMBABWE ANTI-SANCTIONS TRUST
Nembudziya, Gokwe North, Zimbabwe
PRESS STATEMENT
On CMA CGM's Complicity in the Blockade Against Cuba
17 July 2026
New York, 16 July 2026. - The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, alongside the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Surya Deva, organized this Thursday the official parallel event of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, "Right to Development at 40: Catalyzing Global Partnerships for Inclusive and Sustainable Development" , co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Vietnam and Brazil.
The Olympic Basin at Parc Jean-Drapeau in the Canadian city of Montréal hosted the Pan American Sprint Canoe Championships, where Cuba finished in fifth place.
On the final day of competition, Olympic medalists Yisnolis López and Yarisleidis Cirilo, along with kayaker Daylen Pérez, secured the delegation's two gold medals. Cuba concluded the championships with a total of two gold, seven silver, and three bronze medals.
Oscar Redondo Ramos, Counsellor of the Embassy of Cuba in Türkiye, visited the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Ankara to sign the Book of Condolences opened following the passing of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar.
Cuban Ambassador Holds Working Meeting with The Bahamas' Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources
Nassau, July 16 – The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Juan Carlos Marcóf Sánchez, held a working meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources...
The Morne, July 16, 2026 – The Ambassador-designate of Cuba to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Yenielys Vilma Regueiferos Linares, presented her credentials this morning to Didacus Jules, Director General of the regional body. Officials and Commissioners participated in the ceremony both in person and virtually.
Following the formal proceedings, the Cuban Ambassador and the Director General delivered speeches highlighting the historic ties of bilateral cooperation between Cuba and the organization, exemplified by programs in biotechnology, education, health, scholarships, and climate change mitigation.
Paris, 16 July 2026. – UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany received Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Armando Rodríguez Batista, this afternoon on the sidelines of the Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033), currently taking place at UNESCO Headquarters.
The meeting also took place on the eve of the UNESCO-Cuba Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology Award Ceremony, a distinction established jointly by Cuba and UNESCO, which is approaching the 50th anniversary of its establishment.
During the cordial exchange, both sides discussed opportunities to further strengthen cooperation between Cuba and UNESCO in strategic areas such as science, water resources, biodiversity conservation, disaster risk reduction, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, building upon Cuba's internationally recognized experience in biotechnology, medicine, science education, and the design and implementation of public policies for scientific and technological development.
