At the invitation of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Cuba, the joint 52nd session of the Board and 27th session of the Operations Committee of the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications was held in Varadero on 25 June 2024. Ms. Ana Julia Marine López, Vice Minister of Communications of the Republic of Cuba, was elected as the new Chairperson of the Intersputnik Board, succeeding at this post Mr. Vugar Bayramov, who represented the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.