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Nicosia, Cyprus. September 9, 2026. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, received a courtesy visit on Wednesday at his diplomatic headquarters from Professor Achilleas K. Emilianides, President of the Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts of Cyprus, who was accompanied by Sotiris Kalogirou and Lina Tumpanou,  an Academic and Head of its Department of Exact Sciences and the Head of the Administrative Committee of the prestigious institution, respectively.

The Cuban diplomat welcomed them and thanked them for accepting the invitation to this meeting, while also reiterating his interest and willingness to continue deepening the already existing relations between the Cuban Embassy and the Cypriot academy, a reflection of the historic ties of friendship and brotherhood that have connected Cuba and Cyprus for the past 65 years.

Pino Martínez updated the visitors on the current situation in his country and the executive orders implemented by the U.S. government, which aim to tighten the economic blockade imposed on the island for more than six decades and economically stifle our population in every possible sector. In this context, the Cuban ambassador gave the Cypriot delegation a copy of Cuba’s Report under resolution A/Res/80/4 titled 'Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba' (REPORT 2026.pdf), which was presented on September 7 by the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, to the national and international press, detailing the damage caused by the blockade against Cuba between March 2025 and February 2026.

Nicosia, Cyprus, September 4, 2026.- The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Cyprus, Mr. Rubén Pino Martínez, was received this Friday by his counterpart, the Hon. Ambassador of Japan in Cyprus, Mr. Satoshi Iwasaki, during a courtesy visit at the premises of the Japanese diplomatic mission in this capital.

During the meeting, the Cuban diplomat thanked his Japanese counterpart for the kindness and honor of receiving him, while also acknowledging his close and friendly relationship with the Cuban diplomatic mission since his accreditation in Nicosia as head of the Japanese embassy, in line with the shared commitment to continue strengthening our diplomatic ties.

Pino Martínez shared updates with his Japanese counterpart about the difficult economic situation currently facing the Caribbean island, as a result of the illegal blockade, the hostile and ongoing policy of economic suffocation, and the energy siege imposed by the U.S. government against the largest of the Antilles. He went into detail about the impact and human cost of that policy, which has unimaginable consequences for 21st-century Cuba, stemming from the latest executive orders and sanctions applied over the past seven months against the island, as evidence of the collective punishment currently imposed on an entire nation.