Melbourne, Australia. July 15, 2026. Dr. Diadelis Remirez, Senior Researcher at the Cuban Medicines Regulatory Authority (CECMED) and member of the Board of Directors of the Cuban Society of Pharmacology, is participating this week in the XX World Congress of Pharmacology, being held from July 12 to 17 in Melbourne, Australia.
New York, 14 July 2026. During the General Debate of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda and warned that the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains threatened by an unjust international economic order, the failure to fulfill commitments on financing and technology transfer, and the imposition of unilateral coercive measures against developing countries,
New York, 14 June 2026. - At the High-Level Event on Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition, held at United Nations Headquarters, Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy transition, while denouncing the intensification of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government as a serious obstacle to national efforts aimed at ensuring energy security and moving toward a cleaner energy mix.
Islamabad, 14 July 2026. The experienced diplomat Batool Kazim, recently appointed Director General of the Americas Division, received the Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero Torres, on a courtesy visit.
The Director-General was accompanied by Syedah Marriyah Ali, Director for Canada and Latin America, and Deputy Director Aaliya Hassan.
Nicosia, Cyprus, July 14, 2026. – Invited by Her Excellency, the Ambassador of the French Republic to Cyprus, Ms Clélia Chevrier-Kolacko, her Cuban counterpart Rubén Pino Martínez attended the reception for France's National Day this Tuesday, accompanied by a significant representation of the diplomatic corps accredited in this capital.
Prior to the ceremony for the French National Day, commemorating the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution of 1789, the two ambassadors had a brief and cordial exchange, during which Pino Martínez congratulated his counterpart as well as her diplomatic staff, reiterating his best wishes on the occasion of France's national holiday.
The evening brought together in Nicosia a large representation of diplomatic missions accredited here, Cypriot government entities, a sizeable resident French community, and French business firms with a notable presence on the island. Many of them shared that same night, together with the host diplomatic delegation and their Spanish counterparts, the happy coincidence of watching the match between their respective teams during the FIFA World Cup.
Islamabad, 13 July 2026. Cuban diplomats joined the accredited Diplomatic Corps at the opening of the Mango Festival, an event held annually in the capital to recognise national producers and businesspeople for the harvest and quality of Pakistani mangoes, a product that is internationally renowned and forms part of the country’s export portfolio.
Among the main speakers at the event was Ambassador Amna Baloch, currently Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(EmbaCuba Pakistan)
Islamabad, 13 July 2026. During a cordial courtesy visit, the Cuban Ambassador, Damián Cordero Torres, was received by Senator Agha Shahzaib Durrani, Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Pakistani Senate, who was also accompanied by Senator Danesh Kumar, Coordinator of the Minority Parliamentary Group in the Senate.
Nicosia, Cyprus, July 13, 2026. The Cuban ambassador in Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, received on the morning of this Monday Her Excellency Mrs Carmen Silvestre, the new ambassador of Portugal to Cyprus, paid him a courtesy visit at the Cuban diplomatic headquarters in Strovolos, where he extended a cordial welcome.
