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May 19, 2020

Cuban Foreign Minister Accuses Trump Admin of Promoting Terrorism Against Cuba
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Reuters reports the Trump administration is considering adding Cuba back
to its list of state sponsors of terrorism. President Obama removed Cuba
from the list in 2015 as the two countries restored diplomatic
relations. Last week, the State Department included Cuba on a list of
countries not cooperating with U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

Meanwhile, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has accused the Trump
administration of promoting terrorist acts against Cuba. In April, a man
armed with an AK-47 opened fire on the Cuban Embassy in Washington. Last
week, Rodríguez criticized the Trump's administration's "complicit and
suspicious silence" after the attack.

Bruno Rodríguez: "We hope that the United States government at least
attempts to match its rhetoric against terrorism and its policy of
fighting international terrorism with its responsibilities in the face
of a terrorist attack that has taken place against a diplomatic mission
in the center of Washington, D.C."



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