The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses its deepest concern at and utter rejection of the US president's unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which constitutes a serious, flagrant breach of the UN Charter, of international law and of the relevant UN resolutions.
Havana, 6 December 2017. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses its utmost concern and rejection of the unilateral declaration by the President of the United States of the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, of International Law and of the relevant UN resolutions.
On December 8th, 1972, four Caribbean nations (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago) established diplomatic relations with Cuba, and during the first Summit CARICOM-Cuba, held in Havana in 2002, it was agreed to celebrate this day the relations between the organization and the Greater of the Antilles.
New York, December 6, 2017. Ambassador V. Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, sent to the Secretary General of the organization Antonio Guterres, a statement by the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against the Republic of Cuba.
NASSAU, December 5th, 2017. - The Ambassador of Cuba to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Ismara Vargas Walter, held a cordial meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Darren Allan Henfield, at the headquarters of the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Toronto, December 4, 2017. Last Friday, at the headquarters of the Consulate General of Cuba, took place the opening of the photographic exhibition "Comandante", a collection of around 30 snapshots of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, by Cuban photographers Roberto Chile, Alberto Korda and Liborio Noval. The occasion became an act of homage to the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro, on the first anniversary of his physical disappearance.
Ottawa, December 4, 2017- Today, Cuba and Canada foreign ministries held bilateral political consultations, chaired by Cuba First Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Marcelino Medina González and Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mr. David Morrison, respectively.
Havana, December 3, 2017. We have been following with concern the situation that has arisen in Honduras after the elections of last November 26. We reject the repression against popular protests, regret the loss of human life and call to respect the will of the people.
The complicit silence of the OAS and its Secretary General on this situation is striking. We reject interference in internal affairs and demand the right to peace and development of our peoples as set forth in the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 4 de diciembre de 2017. El Ministro de Ciencia, Tecnología y Energía de Jamaica, Andrew Wheatley, recibió a la Embajadora de Cuba en esta nación caribeña, Inés Fors Fernández.
En cordial encuentro, celebrado en la sede de este ministerio, también participó la Secretaria Permanente, Hillary Alexander.
Tras intercambio de saludos y deseos de éxitos a Embajadora cubana, ambas partes dialogaron sobre el potencial que existe para desarrollar las relaciones bilaterales en estas esferas e incrementar los intercambios para beneficio común.
We have been following with concern, the situation that has been created in Honduras after the elections of November 26. We reject the repression against popular protests, we regret the loss of human lives and we call to respect the will of the people. The complicit silence of the OAS and its Secretary General on this situation is striking. We reject interference in internal affairs and demand the right to peace and development of our peoples as expressed in the postulates of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
December 3, 2017
