Argentina has historically supported Havana’s position—that is, until Javier Milei assumed the presidency. During his first year in power, he dismissed Foreign Minister Diana Elena Mondino for voting in favor of Cuba at the 2024 General Assembly, and in 2025, he joined the United States and Israel in voting against the island.

In a statement shared with Prensa Latina, Noelia Castaneda, president of the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights in Rosario, Santa Fe, urged the executive branch to maintain Argentina’s long-standing vote against the economic blockade of Cuba. Norma Rios, honorary president of the same civil society organization, expressed the same position.

This statement—along with others—was shared with this agency by Norberto Galiotti, a leader of the Argentine-Cuban Solidarity Multisectoral group in Santa Fe. Also included are remarks from national legislator Gerardo Martinez, head of the *Union por la Patria* (Union for the Homeland) bloc in the Chamber of Deputies.

Hugo “Cachorro” Godoy, Secretary General of the Autonomous Workers’ Central of Argentina (CTA-A), voiced the working class’s rejection of a policy that impacts the lives of millions of Cubans and denies them their sovereign right to develop an autonomous project.

Similar feelings were expressed by Julian Ferrero, a city councilor for *Ciudad Futura* in Santa Fe, and Gustavo Teres, Deputy General Secretary of the CTA-A in Rosario.

The Argentine Movement of Solidarity with Cuba has been carrying out various activities in support of the island, including initiatives to raise funds for the purchase of solar panel equipment.

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