Cuba and the United States They held a technical exchange on cooperation to combat terrorism this Thursday and Friday in Havana, reported the Ministry of the Interior (Minint).
Authorities from both governments discussed the hijacking of aircraft and maritime vessels, as well as the use of digital networks for violent purposes, according to a press release published this Friday on the official website of the Minint.
On April 27 and 28, 2023, a technical exchange took place in Havana between #Cuba and the United States on cooperation to combat terrorism, including the hijacking of aircraft and maritime vessels and the use of digital networks for violent purposes. pic.twitter.com/KDas1ZGYBr
— MININT_CUBA (@minint_cuba) April 29, 2023
“Both parties agreed on the importance of cooperation in this sphere, and agreed to continue technical meetings in the future,” he said.
Likewise, he regretted that the Washington Administration accuses Cuba of being an “arbitrary and unjustified” country “sponsor of terrorism” and considered that the realization of this exchange “is an expression of the commitment of the Cuban Government in the fight against this scourge, and of the determination to take all the necessary steps to combat its perpetrators.”
“It does not contradict the absolute rejection of the list issued by the State Department on this issue, which was duly recorded at the meeting,” added the report cited by cuban media.
The Minint recalled that this meeting “is a continuation of what was agreed in the bilateral dialogue on application and compliance with the law,” held on January 18 and 19 of this year on the island.
After the January talks on cooperation in judicial matters, this is the second meeting of this type held since the bilateral dialogues on national security were halted during the government of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021).
In addition, it has taken place after several months of a timid rapprochement between the Administration of US President Joe Biden and the island’s authorities, marked by the resumption of dialogue to discuss immigration issues.
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The Cuban delegation was made up of representatives of the Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Relations, the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic and the General Customs of the Republic.
Officials from the Departments of Justice, State, Internal Security and the Embassy in Cuba participated for the United States.
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