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G7 calls on Cuba to make democratic reforms and release all those arbitrarily detained
In the joint declaration from their Paris meeting, G7 foreign ministers call for concrete steps towards multi-party democratic governance, press freedom and freedom of expression, and voice concern about the economic crisis and humanitarian needs on the island.
G7 foreign ministers called on the Cuban authorities to make "significant and concrete political and economic reforms", in particular towards the democratisation of the country, in the joint declaration published after their two-day meeting in Paris, according to the text released by Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the report published by 14ymedio.
The document calls for "concrete steps towards multi-party democratic governance, press freedom and freedom of expression and association", as well as the release of "all individuals who have been arbitrarily detained".
The ministers also voice concern about the profound economic crisis and the humanitarian needs of the Cuban people, including shortages of food, fuel and medicines, and stress the importance of improving humanitarian aid delivery mechanisms. They also call for "constructive and inclusive dialogue in order to find a way out of the crisis".
The G7 is made up of the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Canada. According to 14ymedio, the declaration, focused above all on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, also devotes space to Venezuela and Haiti; on Venezuela it backs the reconciliation talks, calls for free and fair elections and demands "the release of all political prisoners".
Sources: 14ymedio · Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Italia · Serie Yamacoa: Presos políticos en Cuba (Prisoners Defenders)
Data updated: 2026-11-11T16:15:00.000Z