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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025
US says Cuba 'not fully cooperating' with counter-terrorism efforts

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Reuters
14 May, 2025, 10:50 am
Last modified: 14 May, 2025, 04:29 pm

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US says Cuba 'not fully cooperating' with counter-terrorism efforts

The State Department said in a statement that there are at least 11 US fugitives in Cuba, including several facing terrorism-related charges and that Cuba's government had "made clear it was not willing to discuss their return" to face justice in the United States

Reuters
14 May, 2025, 10:50 am
Last modified: 14 May, 2025, 04:29 pm
Cranes dot the skyline as the building of luxury hotels and the renovation of historic buildings are underway, in Havana, Cuba May 16, 2017. Picture taken May 16, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Cranes dot the skyline as the building of luxury hotels and the renovation of historic buildings are underway, in Havana, Cuba May 16, 2017. Picture taken May 16, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

The US State Department on Tuesday placed Cuba on a short list of countries it says did not fully cooperate with US counterterrorism efforts in 2024, reversing a decision by the Biden administration the previous year.

The State Department said in a statement that there are at least 11 US fugitives in Cuba, including several facing terrorism-related charges and that Cuba's government had "made clear it was not willing to discuss their return" to face justice in the United States.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez lashed out at the decision by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American, saying it was based on lies.

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"It's worth reminding him that agencies of his own country in 2024 presented evidence to the contrary," Rodriguez said on X late on Tuesday.

Biden administration officials the previous year took Cuba off the list, citing the resumption of law enforcement cooperation between Cuba and the US as one the reasons why the previous designation was deemed "no longer appropriate."

The cooperation against terrorism list, which the State Department is required by law to provide the US Congress, is not the same as the State Sponsors of Terrorism list.

Biden had also removed Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list, but Trump promptly reversed the decision upon taking office, imposing harsh new sanctions on the Caribbean island nation.

The State Department on Tuesday also re-certified North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Venezuela as countries that failed to cooperate with the US in counter-terrorism efforts.

The non-cooperation certification results in a prohibition on the sale or license for export of defense articles and services to these countries.

 

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