Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, congratulated Andy Burnham today on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Through his official account on the social media network X, the Cuban leader reaffirmed Cuba's willingness to continue strengthening bilateral and cooperative relations between the two nations.

"We congratulate Andy Burnham on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We reaffirm #Cuba's commitment to continue strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation between our two countries."

Burnham, 56, was proclaimed the new leader of the Labour Party last Friday after securing the support of 379 of the 403 Labour Members of Parliament in the House of Commons.

This Monday, Burnham was officially appointed by King Charles III, becoming the 59th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.