Madrid, September 22 (RHC)-- Cuba ratified on Wednesday the Ibero-American Convention on Cybercrime, thus becoming the first country to do so.

Cuban Ambassador in Spain Eugenio Martínez handed over the ratification documentation to Arkel Benítez, General Secretary of the Conference of Justice Ministers of Ibero-America, which is currently holding sessions in the Spanish capital.

A communique issued by the Cuban embassy in Madrid said the Caribbean state has also adhered to the guideline recommendations of the Conference of Justice Ministers of Ibero-America, regarding  the typification of cybercrimes and sanctions.

The Cuban diplomat insisted on the pressing need for increased cooperation among governments to counteract the growing trend in cybercrime, including cyberterrorism, the militarization of  cyberspace and its illegal use to attack other governments and countries.