Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste
Ninth Constitutional Government
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Dili, January 5th, 2026
Press Release
Harare, January 22, 2026 – The Ambassador of Cuba, Her Excellency Susellys Pérez Mesa, met with the new Director for the Americas and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, Livit Mugejo.
Pérez Mesa and Mugejo reviewed current bilateral projects and the legal framework under which work was carried out during 2025 to strengthen relations in various areas.
The Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed condolences to the Caribbean nation for the 32 comrades who died in the line of duty in Venezuela during the US aggression.
By Ed Smith.
When Laura Edell entered “Havana” into Toronto Dominion Bank’s (TD) Expedia-powered travel booking portal, the response was not a warning, a policy notice or legal explanation.
Instead, the screen displayed a single message: “Sorry, it seems we have taken a wrong turn.”
There were no search results. No indication that travel to Cuba was restricted and no way for the family to use the travel reward points to book a trip to the island. It was simply not an option through the bank’s booking system.
By: Silva Knezevic
On January 16, thousands of Cubans moved along the coastal avenue Maceo, Malecon in Havana to the site of the Tribuna Antiimperialista in the Plaza de la Dignidad square, to pay tribute to their compatriots who died during the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, thirty-two of them.
Similar images of gatherings and tributes could be seen in other Cuban cities after the remains were brought to the country. It wasn't a protest, it was showing respect to people.
Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the Posthumous Tribute to the 32 combatants who fell in combat in Venezuela, at the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribune, on January 16, 2026, “Year of the Centenary of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz”
Honor and glory to our fallen heroes! (Exclamations of: “Honor and Glory!”)
Family members;
Comrades in arms and friends of our fighters;
Fellow countrymen:
Nicosia, Cyprus. January 21, 2026. A delegation of the leadership of the Cyprus-Cuba Friendship Association recently held a fraternal and reflective meeting in this capital with the Cuban Ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, during which they reaffirmed their solidarity and support for Cuba and its Revolution.
In these days of pain and shock on the island due to the fall in combat of the 32 sons of the homeland of José Martí during the Yankee invasion of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the president of the AAChC, Andreas Chrysanthou, shared the feelings of his fellow members of the Association and reiterated his ongoing support for the largest of the Antilles, a commitment they will explicitly and personally reaffirm in the coming days during a visit to the Cuban diplomatic mission in Nicosia. According to members of the board, this will be their clear and unmistakable way of reiterating their condemnation of the Yankee aggression against Venezuela and the vile and criminal kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by U.S. elite forces.
London, 21 January 2026.- The Embassy of Cuba in the United Kingdom expresses its profound gratitude for a formal message of solidarity and condolence received from the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group for Cuba following the recent US military aggression in Venezuela.
Kingston, 20 January 2026. In an official ceremony held at the King's House, the Governor General of Jamaica, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, received the Letters of Credence appointing Tania López Larroque as Cuba's Ambassador to this Caribbean island.
During the cordial meeting, the parties discussed the deep historical and cultural ties that unite both nations, as well as the considerable value of Cuba's cooperation with Jamaica in the health and education sectors in favour of the brotherly Jamaican people.
Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez, Permanent Representative of Cuba, delivered Cuba’s statement during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Mauritania
Ambassador Rodolfo Benítez, Permanent Representative of Cuba, delivered Cuba’s statement during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Mauritania
