Cuban President Signs Book of Condolences in Honor of Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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By Leticia Martínez Hernández, translated from the Spanish

At noon on Thursday, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, visited the Iranian embassy in Cuba to sign the Book of Condolences for Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

We felt deep pain and regret upon learning of the assassination of the Supreme Leader of the Iranian nation as a result of the vile aggression of the United States and Israel, wrote the president, who characterized the killing as a blatant breach of all norms of International Law and human dignity.

"We will remember him as the outstanding statesman and leader of the Iranian people, who contributed decisively to the development and consolidation of friendly and cooperative relations between our countries."

In this moment of deep pain, the Head of State stressed, "I convey the solidarity and the most heartfelt condolences of the Cuban people and Government, and we extend them to his family, loved ones and friends," he said.

At the diplomatic headquarters in Havana, Díaz-Canel was received by Iranian Ambassador Zabihollah Naderi, and was accompanied in the simple tribute by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and the Director General of Bilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández.

Following the attacks perpetrated by Israel and the United States against Iran on February 28, the President wrote on his social network account X that these constituted a flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, ruined for the second time the efforts of diplomacy in relation to the nuclear issue, and endangered regional and international peace and security.

"Cuba joins the international calls to immediately end the violation of International Law that is the aggression of the United States and Israel against Iran and Lebanon, with political assassinations and indiscriminate attacks that include the death of children which have led to the significant escalation currently observed in the volatile Middle East which, if not stopped, could result in unpredictable consequences for all the region's peoples, as well as for international peace, security, and stability.".

He stated that Cuba supports respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations in the region and calls for an end to actions that harm people and civilian infrastructure in the Gulf Arab States, with whom we share bonds of friendship and cooperation.

"Cuba reaffirms the importance of upholding the principles of good neighborliness, moderation, and dialogue during this sensitive period.," he stressed.

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