Cuba says it is surprised and irritated by new U.S. terrorism charge


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Men work in a monument in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba charged on Tuesday that the Biden administration has continued the policies of former U.S. President Donald Trump against Havana with a decision to maintain a Trump-era determination that it is not fully cooperating in the fight against terrorism.

“I hereby determine and certify to the Congress that the following countries are not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote in a brief note, which listed Cuba along with Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Syria and Venezuela.

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