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Cuba and Malaysia: 50th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Malaysia were established on February 6, 1975.

Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Malaysia were established on February 6, 1975.

On this 50th anniversary, we remember the milestones of relations between Cuba and Malaysia, whose foundations have been formed from respect and friendship.

Cuba opened its embassy in Kuala Lumpur on 1997, while Malaysia opened its representation in Havana in February 2001.

MINREX transfers legalization functions to MINJUS

Minrex

With an official ceremony held this Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the function of legalizing documents to take effect abroad and in the national territory was transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Justice. The ceremony was presided over by the head of MINJUS, Oscar Manuel Silveira Martínez, and the first vice minister of MINREX, Gerardo Peñalver Portal. This transfer is carried out with the objective of integrating all the phases of the document legalization process that is carried out by the registry entities, law firms and consultancies, and the new legalization unit that is created, in the Ministry of Justice, for this purpose. The MINREX, together with the Ministry of Justice and the Corporate Group of International Law Firms “Servicios Legales S.A”, has adopted the necessary measures to guarantee the continuity of this process without interruptions in the legalization service and complying with the established deadlines for this, with the quality and efficiency that the population requires.

Firmness and dignity in the face of abuse.

 

On January 31, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he had informed the United States Congress of the revocation of the suspension of the possibility of filing lawsuits in U.S. courts, pursuant to Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.

He also approved the reinstatement of the List of Restricted Cuban Entities, with which entities or persons in the United States are prohibited from carrying out transactions, under penalty of being fined and their assets frozen. He reported the decision to add the Cuban remittance processing company, Orbit S.A., to that list.

Cuba will overcome the imperialist offensive. Statement of the Revolutionary Government

US President Donald Trump lashes out against Cuba from day one and without pretext. The decision to reinstate the tough economic warfare measures against Cuba, which his predecessor removed just days before, proves the aggressiveness of US imperialism against the sovereignty, peace and welfare of the Cuban people. These measures comprise the inclusion of our country, once again, in the arbitrary list of States that allegedly sponsor terrorism, a designation that shows an absolute disregard for the truth.

The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force.

Warsaw, January 15, 2025

Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

On January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:

1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;

2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and

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