Havana, March 4 (RHC) -- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, highlighted this Monday the performance of the island's foreign policy, and urged its diplomats to continue activism and support for just causes throughout the world.
During the annual review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex), the president called on the representatives of that portfolio to be tireless champions in the defense of the concept of solidarity in international relations.
The meeting that examined the work of the organization in 2024 was also attended by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, the head of Cuban diplomacy, Bruno Rodríguez, and other government leaders.
The participants in the meeting, held at the Palace of the Revolution, reviewed results and challenges in the management of the Minrex for 2025, among which are remaining faithful to the principles of the foreign policy of the Revolution and committed to the diplomacy of its people.
They highlighted that in 2024 the Caribbean island achieved another resounding victory at the United Nations in the fight against the blockade imposed by the United States, and the incorporation as a partner country of the Brics group (acronym of its founders, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
“The strengthening of diplomatic and political relations, progress in consolidating the economic link with an important group of nations and activism in international forums, are among the merits of the Cuban foreign service,” they said.
They also valued that 2025 will bring transformations to the Minrex's work systems, the application of a comprehensive and more proactive approach in supporting national economic management, from the more than 140 diplomatic missions that the Antillean island has.
The analysis among the diplomats put into context the priority of relations with the United States, marked by the increase in aggressiveness on the part of the new White House administration.
Washington is betting on dismantling and eroding previously reached bilateral agreements, which poses greater challenges in confronting the economic, commercial and financial siege of the United States.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of increasing ties with immigration, especially those residing in the northern nation, who are subjected to a campaign of harassment that causes a negative impact on those who want a better relationship with their homeland.
(Source: Prensa Latina)
