Ties between Cuba and the United States have suffered a setback, although the main agreements signed to date have been kept, researcher Olga Rosa Gonzalez said today.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba condemns the terrorist attack perpetuated in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, and expresses its solidarity with the government of this sister country and its people.

Authorities from Cuba and the United States today evoked in this capital the life and work of the Apostle of the Caribbean country before an equestrian statue of the patriot, now common in both nations thanks to joint efforts.

Cuba has reiterated its support and solidarity with former Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, a target of political and judicial persecution to prevent his running for president in the elections of the South American nation.