U.S. says Cuba does not cooperate in fight against terrorism and promotes disinformation – By Nora Gámez Torres (Miami Herald) / May 13 2020
The Donald Trump administration has included Cuba on its list of countries that do not cooperate with the United States in the fight against terrorism, and accused the island’s government of promoting disinformation in the region.
The State Department notified Congress on Tuesday that it had “certified” that Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, and Syria did not cooperate “fully” with U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2019.
The certification, which is issued annually under a requirement in the Arms Export Control Act, entails restrictions on the sale of weapons and defensive items to these countries but does not convey the broad financial constraints that fall on states deemed by the U.S. government as “sponsors of terrorism.”
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