The resumption, on an unspecified date, of limited immigration services at the United States Embassy in Cuba will be, when it happens, a step in the right direction, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said today on Twitter.
In a thread (series of tweets) Rodríguez Parrilla recalled that these services were closed in 2017 as the first act of the Trump government’s policy of hostility against the Island.
“Resumption on a date without specifying limited immigration services at the US Embassy in #Cuba will be, when it happens, a step in the right direction. Those services were closed in 2017 as the first act of the Trump administration’s policy of hostility,” he posted.
In another tweet, the Cuban foreign minister noted that this unilateral decision had as a pretext unfounded accusations that US diplomats had been attacked in Cuba.
The consequences have been very damaging for Cuban families and relations between Cuba and the United States in multiple spheres, he said.
“That unilateral decision had as a pretext unfounded accusations that US diplomats had been attacked in #Cuba. The consequences have been very damaging for Cuban families and relations between Cuba and the United States in multiple spheres,” he tweeted.
The Chargé d’Affaires of the diplomatic representation, Timothy Zúñiga-Brown announced this Thursday that the United States Embassy in Cuba will restart the issuance of visas, although in a limited and gradual manner, after keeping the service suspended for more than four years.
As he explained, the consular session will offer essential services to US citizens and will process emergency visas for non-immigrants.
