Cuba rejects US Presidential Memorandum which tightens the economic blockade
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The anti-Cuban document released by the U.S. government on June 30, 2025, consists of a reissue and amendment of the National Security Presidential Memorandum No. 5 that the US government itself had issued on June 16, 2017, at the beginning of Donald Trump's first term.
Cuba categorically denounces and rejects both versions of the infamous document.
On the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter, Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism and sustainable development at the UN.
During the commemorative session for the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the UN, addressed the General Assembly to reiterate our country's firm and unwavering commitment to the Organization's founding principles.
Cuba reaffirms its commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
At the 35th meeting of the States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Cuba's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Yuri Gala López, reaffirmed the country's commitment to fully implementing this instrument, considered as a pillar of international maritime law and global cooperation in the oceans.