Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and of the Council of State of Cuba, arrived in Namibia at the head of a delegation to attend the State Funeral of the Founding Father of that southwest African nation, and its first President, Sam Nujoma.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez addressed the High Segment Meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations’ Charter by affirming the island’s commitment to the defense of the Charter and International Law. Below is the full text of the Foreign Ministry’s remarks as published on the website of the Foreign Ministry.

An elementary school in Panama city unveiled a bust of Cuban National Hero Jose Marti.

The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest distinction granted by Japanese Emperor Naruhito to foreign citizens, was awarded to Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, deputy prime minister of Cuba, for his contribution to the development of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Former Panamanian ambassador to Cuba Reynaldo Rivera stressed the Cuban people’s dignity in the face of the over-60-year blockade imposed by Washington against the Caribbean island nation.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, began today an official visit to Laos, which closes his tour of Asian countries.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 48TH Regular Meeting of Heads of Government is taking place in Barbados February till Friday under the theme: Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.

In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, met with the Honorable Wong Chen, Chairman of the Special Select Committee on Foreign Relations and International Trade, as part of his official visit to Malaysia, the first of an Asian tour that will also include Singapore, Vietnam and Laos.

Cuba congratulates today the people and government of Iran on the 46th anniversary of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, which led to the establishment of bilateral ties.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, member of the Political Bureau and head of foreign affairs, expressed condolences to the people and government of Guatemala for the accident that occurred in the capital of that nation.

The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda strongly condemned the blacklisting by Washington of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to Antigua Newsroom newspaper.

Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), hailed today the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party (PT by its Spanish acronym), one of the main political formations in Brazil.

In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla condemned the unilateral coercive measures taken by the United States against Iran's oil sector, which he described as arbitrary and contrary to international law and likely to have repercussions on the stability of an already the troubled region.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, described today as a condemnable and arbitrary act of modern piracy, the seizure of a Venezuelan aircraft by order of the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.