Speech by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, in the general debate at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. New York, Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Your excellencies, I bring to this Assembly the voice of the South, that...More

Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. This mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is taking place at a time of extremely critical juncture, in which developing countries face multiple challenges and an unjust economic...More

Kathmandu. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of sympathy to Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and...More

With many teachings and collective deepening, the integral visit of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party and its auxiliary structure to Sancti Spíritus culminated, where the fulfillment of the agreements after the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba. The First Secretary of the...More

Havana. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday congratulated Peruvian President-elect Pedro Castillo, who won the second round of elections (June 6) with large popular support. The Cuban head of State expressed cordial congratulations on his Twitter account, while in another tweet he wished Castillo success in his administration....More

Havana, Jul 16. Cuba is and will go on being a country of peace, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said. On Twitter, Díaz-Canel called for the unity of the Cuban people and families. Amid such difficult days, I call for the unity of our people and of all Cuban families,...More

Caracas. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday reiterated its support for Cuba and President Miguel Diaz-Canel and condemned the destabilizing actions against the island. In an official statement released on Monday, the PSUV highlights Cuba's role in the fight for a better world, its historic...More

Havana. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel appeared on Sunday on national television to denounce destabilization attempts in the midst of a complex economic and health situation, resulting from the US blockade and the Covid-19 pandemic. The Head of State spoke of the hardships the island is growing through basically...More

Havana. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday said his country is always open to true friends' honest solidarity and strongly rejected untruthful humanism campaign plotting on the media. Visiting the province of Camaguey to analyze compliance with measures and protocols taken to halt the spread of Covid-19, the...More

Havana. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel lamented today the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and condemned the violent act that caused his death. Through a message on his Twitter account, the Cuban leader called for peace and offered his condolences to the leader's family and the people of...More

Havana. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) elected the President of the Republic Miguel Diaz-Canel as its First Secretary. The new Central Committee elected on Sunday by the delegates attending the 8th PCC Congress also elected the members of the Political Bureau and the...More

Havana. Shortly before four in the afternoon this Sunday, the voting to elect the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba began at the Havana Convention Center, in its 8th Congress. The First Secretary, Raúl Castro, was the first to vote. The Central Committee...More

Havana. Presided by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and José Ramón Machado Ventura, first and second secretaries of the Central Committee of the Party, respectively, in addition to Political Bureau members Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic, and Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of...More

December 3, 2020. Mr. Secretary General; Mr. President; Distinguished Heads of State and Government; Heads of delegations; I would like to thank the Republic of Azerbaijan, the current president of the Non-Aligned Movement, for the initiative to convene this Special Session of the General Assembly. An articulated response...More

Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, A global pandemic has changed everyday life drastically. From one day to the next, millions of people get infected and thousands die even when their life expectancy was longer thanks to development. Hospital systems with high-level services have collapsed and the health structures...More