{"id":296166,"date":"2024-02-09T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=296166"},"modified":"2024-02-09T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:22:09","slug":"cuba-provided-united-states-with-information-on-people-identified-for-links-to-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/cuba-provided-united-states-with-information-on-people-identified-for-links-to-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba provided United States with information on people \u201cidentified for links to terrorism\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities from <\/span>Cuba and the United States<\/b><\/a> held talks this Wednesday in Washington about security and law enforcement. At the meeting, the island\u2019s representatives gave their U.S. counterparts information on people \u201cidentified for their links to terrorism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The meeting was the sixth on this topic held by both governments since 2015, to promote \u201ccooperation to combat terrorism, the illicit trafficking of migrants and immigration fraud, drug trafficking, among other scourges that threaten the security of the two countries,\u201d according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>a note published<\/b><\/a> by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), the exchange \u201ctook place in a climate of respect and professionalism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During it, the island\u2019s delegation \u201ctransferred information and cooperation proposals to the U.S. side on the activities of people living in the United States, identified for their links to terrorism, illegal human trafficking and other illicit activities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Cubaminrex portal, both delegations \u201cagreed that there are transnational crimes that threaten the security of both countries and that require cooperation to confront them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They also agreed to \u201ccontinue this dialogue and hold other technical meetings between the law enforcement agencies of the two countries to materialize bilateral cooperation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, the Cuban Foreign Ministry makes it clear that this exchange \u201cdoes not contradict the most absolute rejection of the unjustified and arbitrary inclusion of Cuba in the list published by the State Department on States that supposedly sponsor terrorism,\u201d a provision that was \u201cduly registered\u201d at the meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

For its part, the U.S. State Department confirmed that the meeting sought to \u201cimprove police and judicial coordination channels between both countries,\u201d according to EFE.<\/span><\/p>\n

This dialogue, according to Washington, allows for increasing the national security of the United States through \u201cbetter coordination of law enforcement,\u201d protecting U.S. citizens and bringing criminals to justice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. side highlighted that in all its interactions with the Cuban government, it puts \u201cthe defense of human rights\u201d on the table while reaffirming its commitment to holding \u201cconstructive talks\u201d with the Cuban Executive \u201cwhenever appropriate to promote U.S. interests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cuban delegation to the meeting in Washington was made up of representatives of the Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, the Attorney General\u2019s Office, and the General Customs of the Republic. Meanwhile, the U.S. side was made up of representatives from the Departments of State, Homeland Security and Justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last December, Cuba published a national list of terrorists, which includes a group of people based mainly in the United States. It later emerged that said list had already been delivered by the island\u2019s authorities to Interpol.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuban National List of Terrorists already in hands of Interpol<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n