Top Cuban official accuses US of escalating tensions, raises concerns of conflict


FILE PHOTO: Johana Tablada, Cuba's deputy director of U.S. affairs, addresses the media in Havana, Cuba, April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A visiting senior Cuban official on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of ratcheting up tensions between Washington and Havana and expressed concerns that the U.S. was trying to provoke a military confrontation.

Speaking to reporters at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, Johana Tablada, deputy director for U.S. affairs in Cuba's foreign ministry, said an armed clash between the two old Cold War rivals was "not a good idea" and that the Cuban government was trying to ease the situation but that the U.S. appeared determined to further damage relations.

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