Statement by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance, on the theme: “Reforming and Improving Global Governance: Working Together to Address Global Challenges”
His Excellency Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China;
Her Excellency Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations;
Distinguished representatives;
I thank the sisterly People’s Republic of China for convening this meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance.
We appreciate the remarks by His Excellency Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
“Cuba Is Not a Threat to the United States”: Deputy Foreign Minister Rejects U.S. Coercion and Defends Sovereignty
In an interview with PBS News following the arrival of material aid from China, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal Ferreiro firmly rejected U.S. pressure and reiterated the island’s commitment to defending its sovereignty.
Vidal condemned the intensification of U.S. coercive measures, including the oil-energy blockade and secondary sanctions on foreign entities. “The coercion, the pressure on Cuba has increased, has strengthened,” she stated, emphasizing that these actions directly harm the Cuban people’s living conditions.
Cuba condemns the despicable accusation against the Leader of the Revolution
The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Statement by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, at an event in Solidarity with Cuba
Dear friends of the solidarity movement with Cuba in India;
My deepest gratitude to each and every one of you and to the vast international movement that you represent, for your persistent, tireless and victorious solidarity with the Cuban people.
It is an honor and a deeply moving experience for me to be here today, in this place, named after Surjeet, a man who embodied, like few others, solidarity among peoples.
Intervention of the Cuban Foreign Minister at the BRICS open session
Your Excellency Dr. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, Your Excellencies, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, distinguished heads of delegations, and delegates.
I am grateful for the invitation to participate in this important meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers.