Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus E.Shestakov pays a visit to Cuba

On 25–26 May 2026, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Evgeny Shestakov, paid a visit to the Republic of Cuba. 

During a meeting with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver Portal, and the Belarusian-Cuban inter-ministerial consultations with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, the focus was on issues of cooperation in the political sphere.

During talks with the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Republic of Cuba, Co-Chairman of the Belarusian-Cuban Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, Carlos Luis Jorge Méndez, the parties examined in detail key aspects of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

The visit concluded with a meeting between Evgeny Shestakov and the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Republic of Cuba, Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga. The parties paid particular attention to issues of strategic cooperation between the two states.

During the meetings, a willingness was expressed to intensify contacts between the foreign ministries of Belarus and Cuba, and interest was reaffirmed in expanding existing and identifying new effective mechanisms for cooperation in various fields. A programme of cultural events was drawn up to mark the upcoming 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Cuba.

The head of the Belarusian delegation reiterated Belarus's unconditional support and solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban people.

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