Embassy of Cuba in Pakistan

07/06/2025

The Embassy of and H.E Ambassador wish all our friends a peaceful and prosperous Eid. May the peace be the biggest gift of these holy days. And keep in your prayers.

27/05/2025

In the year of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations and the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the Henry Reeve Brigade in Pakistan, it was a pleasure to welcome Muhammad Irfan, Ali Murrad and Ali Ahmad, three young men who will begin their medical studies in Cuba in September . Coming from the districts of Vehari, Jatoi and Shujabad, they will join ten other students from their country in Cuban classrooms. Even in the most difficult times, does not hesitate to extend its hand of solidarity to its brothers in the South.

08/05/2025

CUBA-PAKISTAN, NOTES FOR 70th (I): HISTORY.

Islamabad, May 6, 2025._Although separated by thousands of kilometers and distinct cultural differences, Cuba and Pakistan have forged a solid and stable bilateral relationship over the decades.

Few know that the island was just the third Latin American country
to establish full diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic on October 28, 1955, in an international context marked by the rise of the Cold War and the confrontation between antagonistic ideological camps.

Barely four years after the formal beginning of the relations, one of the most symbolic moments in the bilateral history took place, with the visit of Ernesto "Che" Guevara to Pakistan in 1959. There he met with the then President Ayub Khan, visited industrial facilities and scientific institutes and observed the political reality of the country. His visit, although brief and discreetly treated by the local press, left a lasting impression in intellectual circles and in regions such as Balochistan, where Che continues to be an admired figure. Less known is his second stay in 1965, when he made a 24-hour stopover in the city of Karachi in which, although no official activities were organized, he did have the opportunity to share with local politicians and personalities.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Non-Aligned Movement provided a common space for interaction and exchanges between the two countries, driven by the spirit of Bandung and the common interest in the promotion of sovereignty and independent development. It is little known that General Zia ul-Haq, as head of state, led the Pakistani delegation to the 14th NAM Summit held in Havana in September 1979, where he was received by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, with whom he had a lively and fluid dialogue.

After the temporary hiatus caused by the convulsive geopolitical changes of the last decade of the 20th century and the first years of the 21st century, Cuban-Pakistani relations experienced what is still, up to the moment, their highest point. After the devastating earthquake that devastated the northeast of Pakistan on October 8, 2005 and in an unprecedented act, Cuba sent more than 2,400 doctors and health workers to Pakistan, who attended to more than one million people in the affected areas. This gesture of solidarity, deeply appreciated by the Pakistani society and government, was followed by the offer of a thousand scholarships to young Pakistanis to study medicine at Cuba. Many of these doctors are now serving in marginalized communities in Pakistan, a lasting legacy of cooperation between the two countries.

In a world dominated by strategic alliances based on economic or military interests, the historic link between Cuba and Pakistan is an example that the principles of cooperation and humanitarian aid continue to occupy a central place in international diplomacy.

Note: This is the first in a series of eight articles to be published on the social networks of the Cuban Embassy in Pakistan as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on October 28.

https://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/cuba-pakistan-notes-70th-i-history

16/03/2025

12/03/2025

At a time when international Cuban medical cooperation is under attack and its recipients and beneficiaries are pressured with absurd sanctions, it is gratifying to receive at the embassy this video of gratitude from Dr. Adnan Qasim, one of the 965 Pakistani doctors trained in the classrooms of the ELAM.

01/03/2025

The Embassy of Cuba wishes a peaceful and blessed Ramadan to all our friends.

31/01/2025

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republica of Cuba

Cuba rejects U.S. decision to incarcerate migrants in the Guantanamo Naval Base

Cuba rejects the decision announced by the President of the United States to use the Guantanamo Naval Base to imprison tens of thousands of migrants he has proposed to forcibly expel. It is a demonstration of the brutality with which that government is acting to supposedly correct problems created by the economic and social conditions of that country, the government's own management and its foreign policy, including hostility towards countries of origin.

Many of the people the U.S. is expelling or intends to expel are victims of that government's own plundering policies and fill labor needs that have historically existed in agriculture, construction, industry, services and other sectors of the U.S. economy. Others are the result of border facilitations to enter the country, of selective and politically motivated rules that welcome them as refugees, and also of the socioeconomic damage caused by unilateral coercive measures.

A significant portion contribute and have contributed to the U.S. economy. They have jobs, homes, have created families and planned their respective lives in the United States.

The territory where it is proposed to imprison them does not belong to the United States. It is a portion of Cuban territory in the eastern province of Guantanamo, which remains under illegal military occupation and against the will of the Cuban nation. That military installation is internationally identified, among other reasons, for housing a torture and indefinite detention center, outside the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, where people have been held for up to 20 years, never tried or convicted of any crime.

Its irresponsible use would generate a scenario of risk and insecurity in that illegal enclave and its surroundings; it would threaten peace and lend itself to errors, accidents and misinterpretations that could alter stability and cause serious consequences.



Havana 29 January 2025

28/01/2025

On such a special date for Cubans, it gives us great joy to unveil the official logo of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Cuba and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This image will accompany us in all our activities and media platforms until October 28, the date of mutual diplomatic recognition.

27/01/2025

Visit of Ambassador Zéner Caro to the Begun Noor Memorial Hospital of the Bin Qutab Foundation in Bhubhar, rural area of Chakwal, Punjab. Opportunity to learn first hand about the experiences of this institution in providing health care to the rural and underprivileged population with high quality and high demand services. Particularly impressed by the hemodialysis ward and by the youth and enthusiasm of the hospital's doctors and paramedical staff. The work of the Bin Qutab Foundation in this and other social welfare projects is commendable.