Nicosia, October 2, 2026. - The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Mr. Rubén Pino Martínez, received this Friday Mr. Christos Christou, vice president of the Cyprus Travel and Tourism Agencies Association (ACTTA), at the headquarters of the Antillean diplomatic mission in this capital.

After thanking him for his visit, the Cuban diplomat spoke about the enormous potential that could be developed between both nations in the tourism sector, investments, and sociocultural exchange, encouraged by the growing interest that the Caribbean island has been generating among tourists from the Eastern Mediterranean area.

Along with updating him on the economic situation that Cuba and its people are going through as a result of the U.S. blockade imposed for more than six decades, Pino Martínez also briefed him on the recent executive orders from that government, which make the living conditions of ordinary citizens even more severe and difficult, because they aim to impose a kind of collective punishment on millions of Cubans and prevent any possible international aid or trade from the island with entrepreneurs, entities, or any nation in the world that shows interest in Cuba.

United Nations, New York, 1 October, 2026.- Cuba’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, denounced before the Third Committee of the General Assembly the serious impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and called for the preservation of the United Nations human rights system from politicization, selectivity, and double standards.

United Nations, New York, 1 October, 2026. – Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán spoke at the Fourth Commission of the General Assembly, during the debate on Elimination of Colonialism in all its Forms and Manifestations, where he reaffirmed Cuba’s commitment to decolonization and all people’s right to free determination and independence.

Nicosia, Cyprus, October 1, 2026. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, participated this Thursday, October 1, in the military parade called by the Minister of Defense, Mr. Vasilis Palmas, on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Cyprus.

At the end of the military parade, and together with the entire Diplomatic Corps accredited on the island, the Cuban ambassador took part in the traditional greeting to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, and to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Mr. Constantinos Kombos, both at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia.

During the greetings, the Cuban diplomat was able to convey to them, respectively, the cordial congratulations from the Cuban Foreign Ministry to the people and government of the Republic of Cyprus on the occasion of their National Day.

Kingstown, October 1, 2026.— The Honourable Daniel Cummings, Minister of Health, Environment and Energy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to this sister nation, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.

During the cordial exchange, both sides discussed matters of common interest and reviewed the existing cooperation relations between Cuba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, particularly in the field of health.

The meeting reaffirmed the importance of continuing to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation between both countries, as well as exploring new opportunities to expand collaboration in various medical specialties.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba extended warm congratulations to the people and government of the Republic of Cyprus on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Cyprus.

The Cuban Foreign Ministry reaffirmed its willingness to continue strengthening the ties between our nations.

In Lebanon, the vice president of the Palestinian National Council condemns the blockade and demands its end, and sends a message of solidarity and support to the Cuban people via the president of the ANPP in Cuba

Paris, October 1st, 2026. – The Plenary Assembly of the G77 and China Chapter at UNESCO was the setting for a strong denunciation by the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, of the consequences of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for more than six decades and intensified today to unprecedented levels, with an energy siege aimed at suffocating the country and whose consequences directly affect the lives of Cuban women and men.

Nicosia, Cyprus, October 1, 2026 - The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in this capital remembered this Wednesday, September 30, the official ceremony of awarding the 'Medal of Friendship' to comrade Vera Policarpou, Secretary of International Relations and European Affairs of the AKEL Party and Secretary of the Cyprus-Cuba Friendship Association (AACh-C). She received this important distinction on August 11 in Havana, granted by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, at the proposal of the President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), in the context of the 1st International Fidel Colloquium: Legacy and Future, held at that time in the Cuban capital.

Since in Latin “to remember” means “to live again,” the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Nicosia, Rubén Pino Martínez, invited his colleagues from the Workers’ Party of the Working People (AKEL), from AACh-C, from the Pancypriot Labor Federation (PEO), members of the United Democratic Youth Organization (EDON), the Women’s Movement (POGO), representatives of that political organization and the Popular Movement of Cyprus, along with family and friends, to “Cuban territory in Nicosia” to recall the well-deserved honor, now from his island in the eastern Mediterranean.

The Friendship Medal, which had been awarded to him in Havana at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and presented by Emilio Lozada García, head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, “gained value and blossomed” this September 30 among his everyday comrades.

Cuban Ambassador visits Mansehra region and participates in solidarity activities with Cuba and rejection of the U.S. blockade

Mansehra, August 26–27, 2026. At the invitation of the Association of Pakistani Doctors Graduated in Cuba from the Mansehra-Abbottabad region and Cuban families residing in that area, the Ambassador of Cuba, Damián Cordero, attended the solidarity activities with the Cuban nation and against the criminal U.S. blockade held in that region.