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.

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.

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Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste

Ninth Constitutional Government

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Dili, January 5th, 2026

Press Release

The Cervantes Institute in Beirut and the Cuban Embassy Advocate for Strengthening Collaborative Ties

Ambassador Jorge P. León Cruz received the director of the Cervantes Institute in Beirut, José de Miguel, and extended a warm welcome to him at the embassy, where they held a cordial working meeting and exchanged views on current national and regional issues.

Canberra, June 22, 2026. The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Australia, on behalf of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), awarded the ICAP 65th Anniversary Medal in posthumous tribute to María Hilario, a distinguished friend of Cuba and a staunch advocate of solidarity with our country.

Nicosia, Cyprus, December 22, 2025. Cuba’s ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, attended an event held in the Cypriot capital on Thursday, December 21, to mark Georgia’s Independence Day. At the ceremony, he was welcomed by the chargé d’affaires of the Georgian embassy in Nicosia, Her Excellency Ms. Marine Narchemashvili, and her diplomatic team.

Her Excellency Vasiliki Kassianidou, Cyprus’s Deputy Minister of Culture, delivered a welcome address on behalf of her government to mark Georgia’s National Day, in which she conveyed Cyprus’s official greetings, highlighted the positive bilateral relations between Georgia and the Mediterranean nation, and reiterated the congratulations shared by the representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Nicosia who were present at the event.

Islamabad, June 20, 2026. Welcoming poet Shahzad Sharjeel to the Cuban Embassy in this capital city brought to mind his opinion article “Hey, Cuba,” published in the newspaper “DAWN,” which, in light of Trump’s threats against Cuba.

Today, a film showcase dedicated to Cuba’s stories of solidarity was inaugurated at the Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center in Ankara, with the participation of the Ambassador of Cuba to Türkiye, Alejandro Díaz Palacios, Counselor Oscar Redondo Ramos, and the President of the Cuba–Türkiye Friendship Association, Nahide Özcan.

Johannesburg, 20 June 2026 — The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in South Africa, in collaboration with various solidarity organisations, presented the BreakThrough News documentary “Cuba after Castro” at The Forge (Johannesburg). The event was attended by more than 70 people and was received with great interest by the local community and representatives of solidarity organisations.The screening  was followed by a wide-ranging debate on the true reality of Cuba, during which claims and prejudices spread by distorted media coverage against our country were debunked.

Within the framework of the Book Fair organized by the Kadıköy Municipality, Cuba's Consul General in Istanbul, Raúl E. Madrigal Cárdenas, participated in a discussion forum sponsored by Derleniş Yayınları Publishing House and the HKP Party, where various issues related to current developments in Cuba were addressed.