Previously, the U.S. included the republic on the list of countries that supposedly do not cooperate sufficiently with Washington on this issue.
The U.S. authorities are silent about their own “state terrorism” against Cuba, adding it to the list of countries that supposedly do not cooperate sufficiently with Washington in the fight against this problem. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said on Wednesday.
“U.S. authorities are placing Cuba on a false list of countries that allegedly do not cooperate [with the U.S.] in the fight against terrorism, but did not themselves prevent and condemn the April 30 attack against our embassy in Washington. They are keeping silent about the history of their state terrorism against Cuba”, – the diplomat wrote on Twitter.
Earlier Wednesday, the U.S. included Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria on the list of countries that supposedly do not cooperate sufficiently with Washington in the fight against terrorism. This measure implies a ban on the sale or issuance of licenses to export military goods and services to these countries. The United States authorities have attributed to Cuba cooperation with the Colombian leftist-radical rebel group, the Army for National Liberation.
On the night of 30 April, a man opened fire on the Cuban Embassy in Washington. No one was injured, but the building was damaged. As noted earlier by the police, a possibly linked SUV was parked next to the diplomatic mission, inside which an American flag and a white mask were found. According to the Metropolitan Police, the shooter was identified as Alexander Alaso, a 42-year-old resident of Texas. Now he is in custody, he is charged with “assault with intent to kill”.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry qualified the shelling of the embassy building as a terrorist act. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canal said he was waiting for the results of the investigation from the U.S. authorities and called for compliance with obligations to protect the diplomatic mission.