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The foreign ministry of the Caribbean island nation Cuba has publicly restated its unwavering commitment to advancing constructive bilateral relations with the Central Asian state of Turkmenistan, delivering the message in an official post on the social media platform X.

The diplomatic partnership between the two countries dates back more than three decades, to March 23, 1992. That milestone came just months after Turkmenistan declared its full independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, where it had previously existed as one of the union’s 15 constituent republics.

In the decades since formal ties were established, the relationship between Cuba and Turkmenistan has been defined by mutual friendship and collaborative action. Core pillars of the partnership include consistent reciprocal support in multilateral international forums, and ongoing work to strengthen both political and economic connections between the two nations.

Despite the significant geographical distance separating the Caribbean and Central Asian countries, their bilateral bond remains rooted in fraternity, solidarity and a shared, clear ambition to expand collaborative work, particularly in multilateral and economic domains.

Most recently, in December of last year, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan, extended formal messages of congratulations to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to mark Cuba’s national holiday and ring in the new year. In his correspondence, Berdimuhamedow also extended warm wishes of lasting peace, steady progress and widespread prosperity to the Cuban people.

The top diplomat of Cuba has used his social media platform on X to amplify new polling data that reveals shifting American public opinion toward the decades-long U.S. trade blockade against his country, urging the Biden administration to heed the growing discontent and reverse the long-standing punitive policy.

The Cuban foreign minister pointed out that 40% of U.S. adults now oppose the ongoing embargo, marking an 8-percentage-point rise in disapproval compared to previous measurements. He emphasized that this shifting trend reflects the will of a growing segment of the U.S. population, rather than the agenda of a small, hateful minority driven by warmongering. If the current U.S. administration were truly responsive to its own people’s views, he argued, it would immediately end what he called the criminal policy toward Cuba that inflicts mounting humanitarian harm on ordinary Cuban citizens.

The findings come from a recent public opinion survey conducted by YouGov, which also broke down attitudes by partisan affiliation. The poll makes clear that opposition to the blockade is far from a uniform position across the U.S. political spectrum, but it holds overwhelming support for ending the policy among two key blocs: 65% of Democratic respondents expressed disapproval of the blockade, compared to just 16% who support it. Among independent voters, 41% oppose the embargo versus 21% who back it. The only group where a majority still favors the policy is Republican voters, 63% of whom approve of the blockade while only 15% disapprove.

Beyond core attitudes toward the broader trade embargo, the survey captured additional insights into U.S. public opinion on related hardline policies. Nearly half of all respondents (46%) said they oppose, to varying degrees, the current U.S. policy that blocks oil shipments to Cuba from third-party countries. An even larger share of Americans — 61% — oppose any use of military force against Cuba.

Across partisan lines, the poll also found broad agreement on two key points: most U.S. citizens hold a positive view of the Cuban people, and a vast majority support restoring full diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries, a stance that crosses party lines.