{"id":13183,"date":"2026-09-21T19:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=13183"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:22:43","slug":"gathering-of-cubans-in-the-u-s-reaffirms-ties-to-the-homeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/gathering-of-cubans-in-the-u-s-reaffirms-ties-to-the-homeland-21092026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gathering of Cubans in the U.S. reaffirms ties to the Homeland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Meeting of Cubans Residing in the United States took place over the weekend weekend at the headquarters of Cuba\u2019s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. It served as a forum for dialogue with the Cuban delegation attending the High-Level Segment of the General Debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Cubaminrex, the Foreign Ministry\u2019s website, the meeting was presided over by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo and Ana Teresita Gonz\u00e1lez Fraga, Director General of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo updated participants on the country\u2019s situation and bilateral relations with the United States, while explaining the impact of the policy of economic strangulation on the lives of Cuban families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diplomat illustrated \u2014 with specific examples \u2014 the effects of the energy blockade and secondary measures on essential sectors, particularly healthcare, and highlighted the transformations being undertaken to address the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ana Teresita Gonz\u00e1lez Fraga, Director General of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad, presented opportunities for expatriates to participate in Cuba\u2019s economic and social development, based on newly approved transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official announced the upcoming entry into force \u2014 in November \u2014 of the laws regarding Migration, Citizenship, and Foreigners, along with their respective regulations; these measures consolidate progress in relations with Cuban nationals living abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez closed the meeting, emphasizing the importance of integrating Cubans residing abroad and their descendants into national life. Foreign Minister Rodr\u00edguez acknowledged the efforts of expatriates regarding solidarity projects, the sending of donations, and mobilization against the economic, commercial, and financial blockade \u2014 actions that demonstrate their close ties to Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event in New York City over the weekend, marked by a broad and constructive exchange, reflected the participants\u2019 commitment to continuing their support for the homeland amidst the current complex situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IMAGE CREDIT: ACN \/ Photos: Facebook \u2013 Cuban Foreign Ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Meeting of Cubans Residing in the United States took place over the weekend weekend at the headquarters of Cuba&rsquo;s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":"{\"authors\":[42],\"author_categories\":{\"42\":\"1\"},\"fallback_author_user\":\"1\",\"ppma_author_box_select\":\"\",\"selected_authors\":[{\"id\":42,\"display_name\":\"Radio Habana Cuba\",\"is_guest\":1,\"category_id\":\"1\"}]}"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[42],"class_list":["post-13183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba"],"authors":[{"term_id":42,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"radio-habana-cuba","display_name":"Radio Habana Cuba","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13185,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13183\/revisions\/13185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13183"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=13183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}