The Cuban regime denies the movement of people and documentation to Caracas.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX) denied this Friday that there had been any movement of people and documentation to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, following last Sunday, July 28, when Nicolás Maduro proclaimed himself the winner of irregular elections in the South American country.

"The Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated July 31, 2024, denounced that the Venezuelan people face media and political manipulation along with imperialist harassment, external interference, and the opportunistic onslaught of the oligarchies and their representatives," states MINREX in a statement; and refers to a note previously issued where they reaffirm their alignment and recognize Maduro's proclamation for a third presidential term (2025-2031).

The Cuban ministry takes the opportunity to announce the support that the Union of Journalists of Cuba, affiliated with the Communist Party, expressed regarding the discontent generated by Maduro's election, which has only been recognized by allied countries such as Russia, China, Nicaragua, Qatar, Honduras, Cuba itself, among a few other nations.

However, they report that "it didn't take long for, as part of the media and political manipulation, an attempt was made to impose a slander that alluded to Cuba."

The governmental entity denounces "a crude fabrication by the Diario de las Américas, in line with its editorial stance on Cuba," regarding the transfer of personnel from the island to Venezuela in order to support Maduro's imposition in the presidency.

"It was to be expected that other media outlets and accounts on digital platforms, which work together on campaigns of disinformation about the Cuban reality, would take this slander as truth, without bothering to verify it," they assert.

The authorities point out a series of flights from various airlines, in confirmation with the state-run Instituto de la Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba, stating that “there have been no flights other than previously scheduled commercial flights” between July 28 and August 2, 2024.

"One of the lies in this slander included the assumption that the aircraft transported personnel to guard and protect leaders of the Venezuelan government and specialized staff to print new electoral documents, and that it brought back to Cuba part of the medical personnel and other Cuban advisors to protect their lives for fear of the violence that had erupted," they point out.

However, they “categorically” state that from Cuba “no personnel linked to security operations and the protection of Venezuelan leaders traveled to Venezuela, nor did they carry out any work related to the electoral process. In no case did Cuban collaborators working in Venezuela travel to Cuba due to security concerns; on the contrary, the normal and planned flow of movements of Cuban cooperation members in Venezuela was maintained.”

Let us remember that the Cuban government had already congratulated Maduro on the election results before they were announced.

"The Army General Raúl Castro Ruz spoke by phone with comrade Nicolás Maduro Moros to congratulate him on the electoral victory achieved in the elections held today in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," the MINREX indicated in a statement last Monday.

The designated leader Miguel Díaz-Canel also did so, who has also come out to defend his regional ally in light of the lack of recognition by the international community and the allegations of electoral fraud.

"Cuba Denounces: Those who cried fraud before the elections; those who dismiss Nicolás Maduro's victory without arguments; the coup plotters and the current rioters are on the side of those who hate and destroy, those who are the enemies of Venezuela and Our America," Díaz-Canel expressed on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

On Friday, the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, called for popular mobilization for this Saturday, August 3, following the electoral fraud of Nicolás Maduro's government.