Richard Tur arrives in Havana and is received by Foreign Ministry

Richard Tur, a Cuban diplomat expelled from the United States, arrived in Havana and was received by First Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Peñalver Portal. The meeting took place at José Martí International Airport. The reception marked Tur's arrival in the Cuban capital after leaving U.S. territory following an incident with members of the American delegation at the United Nations.

Peñalver announced the reception on X and Facebook and shared images from the airport terminal. They show him with Tur and a group of about ten Foreign Ministry officials gathered with a Cuban flag. The deputy minister led the welcome at the airport, where the diplomat was received by representatives of the institution responsible for Cuba's foreign relations.

The confrontation preceding the expulsion occurred Tuesday, October 27, at United Nations headquarters during a day connected with debate over the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The U.S. government expelled Tur after the incident with members of its delegation. The episode occurred around discussion of an embargo-related resolution, placing the exchange between delegations within a U.N. session.

When presenting Tur, Peñalver said the diplomat had acted with firmness and dignity in response to what he called disrespectful and provocative conduct by the U.S. delegation. That assessment was made by the deputy minister when announcing the reception. The Havana welcome and Peñalver's message made public the Cuban official's position on the episode preceding the expulsion.

Tur also posted a message on X after arrival. He thanked Foreign Ministry leaders and staff as well as people who had expressed support in preceding days. His note referred to those signs of support, while the airport reception was documented in images shared by Peñalver.

The sequence linked the October 27 U.N. incident, the expulsion decided by the U.S. government and Tur's later arrival in Havana. The welcome was led by the first deputy foreign minister and included ministry officials. Peñalver's announcement and Tur's message were both distributed on social media with references to the reception and support expressed for the diplomat.