In a statement, the island’s Foreign Ministry noted that on September 18, it learned—via press reports—of the assertion made by Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera to the *Miami Herald* regarding the alleged end of relations; a decision that has not been formally communicated to the Cuban government.

The Minrex remembered that on March 17, 2026, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship communicated, via a diplomatic note, its unilateral decision to close its embassy in Havana without providing a rationale.

Likewise, San Jose requested the withdrawal of Cuban diplomatic staff from that capital—retaining only consular and administrative officials—citing a principle of unfounded reciprocity.

At that time, the then-Costa Rican Foreign Minister, Arnoldo Andre Tinoco, formally clarified to the island’s authorities that the measure did not signify a rupture of diplomatic relations.

According to the statement, Institutional Communication 076-2026—published by the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry on March 18, 2026, under the title “Closure of the Costa Rican Embassy in Cuba and withdrawal of Cuban diplomatic staff from Costa Rica”—also makes no mention of a formal rupture of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

“The fact that Costa Rica’s current Foreign Minister has chosen to share information with a South Florida media outlet regarding an alleged rift—of which the Cuban government is completely unaware—suggests that we are witnessing yet another act of the Costa Rican government’s subservience to U.S. policy against Cuba,” the text concludes.

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