Havana, May 14 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Foreign Ministry stated today that the United States government is once again discrediting itself by unfairly including the island on the list of countries that “do not fully cooperate with its anti-terrorist efforts.”
In a statement, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) denounced that the U.S. State Department is once again turning the fight against international terrorism into a unilateral political exercise against countries that do not comply with its hegemonic interests.
The text recalls that, a year ago, the Biden administration removed Cuba from the same list, recognizing the value of bilateral cooperation in law enforcement, which includes jointly combating terrorism.
“Nothing has changed since then in Cuba’s exemplary performance in this area,” the Foreign Ministry stated, noting that the new designation seeks to impose the narrative that the Caribbean country constitutes a threat to Washington.
The statement also stated that the island’s inclusion on the list responds to the intentions of the Donald Trump administration and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to derail bilateral relations and push the two countries into confrontational situations.
The Foreign Ministry revealed that Washington presented no evidence to support the list’s content and had no qualms about circumventing and reversing “just hours after taking office” the consultation process among specialized agencies that led to Cuba’s exclusion from the list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
In the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the lists are instruments designed to serve the policy of “maximum pressure” and economic warfare.
He also reaffirmed that Cuba’s commitment to “strong action and condemnation of terrorism is absolute and unwavering,” while, he noted, the U.S. government tolerates or is complicit in this scourge.
As an example, the Foreign Ministry mentioned that confessed terrorists such as Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch Ávila lived peacefully in Miami, protected by the United States.
He emphasized that the Cuban government is still awaiting responses to its request for information on the identity of the perpetrator of the terrorist attack against the Cuban Embassy in September 2023.
“Our country has never participated in the organization, financing, or execution of terrorist acts against any country, nor has its territory been used nor will it be used for such purposes,” the statement confirmed.
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