The Biden administration on Friday once again placed Cuba on a short list of countries the United States alleges are 'not cooperating fully' in its fight against terrorism, further inflaming tensions with its long-time rival.
A vintage car passes by the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniHAVANA/WASHINGTON, May 20 - The Biden administration on Friday once again placed Cuba on a short list of countries the United States alleges are "not cooperating fully" in its fight against terrorism, further inflaming tensions with its long-time rival.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the final assessment published Friday in the U.S. Federal Register, named Cuba among five countries - along with Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Syria - that the United States says fall short of its expectations.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez anticipated the move on Thursday, calling a draft notice from May 11 signed by Blinken “one more lie” coming from Washington.
The U.S. assessment is almost identical to the one issued by the Biden administration a year ago, which stuck with the Trump administration’s determination. A U.S. State Department spokesman told Reuters that its Friday decision was a result of a review of "counterterrorism objectives with that country and a realistic assessment of its capabilities."
The decision follows the Biden administration’s move on Monday to partially rollback some Trump-era restrictions on remittances and travel to the Communist-ruled island, measures that Havana has blasted as sparse on details, politically-driven and insufficient.
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