Mexico City, June 10 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated her government’s commitment to supplying Cuba with humanitarian aid, saying the island country faces a tough situation that requires the solidarity of the international community.During her daily press conference, Sheinbaum pledged to continue sending all kinds of aid as part of the two countries’ longstanding ties of solidarity, Xinhua news agency reported.”We continue to send all kinds of aid and we are going to continu…
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Havana, May 29 (IANS) The United States has no grounds to launch an attack against Cuba, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said, warning such a move would cause death and destruction.”Isn’t there a lack of grounds to justify killing, maiming, and causing destruction and misery, in addition to running the certain risk of losing lives on their own side?” Fernandez de Cossio wrote on X in response to a report by US magazine Politico.The official accused the magazine of encour…
Havana, May 23 (IANS) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has accused the United States of using “empty rhetoric” to label the island country as a “sponsor of terrorism” without evidence, saying Washington is promoting a narrative in the media to justify military aggression. In a post on X on Friday (local time), Diaz-Canel said claims that Cuba represents a threat to the United States “can only exist in the sick minds” of some officials in the current US administration, reports Xinhua news agency…
Mexico City, May 23 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the principle of self-determination and voiced disagreement with the US decision to bring criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro.”What is the point of accusing someone now for something that happened 30 years ago?” Sheinbaum said at her daily press conference on Friday (local time).The US Department of Justice has recently filed an indictment against Castro, accusing him of playing an alleged role in th…
Havana, May 21 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the US indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, saying the move was intended to reinforce a “fraudulent narrative” to justify intensified aggression against the Cuban people. Rodriguez said on X on Wednesday (local time) that the US accusation against Raul Castro was “illegitimate and illegal,” and the act was based on lies and ignored documented historical facts about the 1996 downing of two aircraft operated by “Broth…
Washington, May 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible shift in American policy towards Cuba, while also claiming progress in negotiations with Iran and defending his administration’s handling of regional conflicts and domestic investigations.This came as US federal prosecutors indicted Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro. These remarks also came against the backdrop of the US Southern Command announcing that the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which includes the aircraft ca…
Havana, May 21 (IANS) The charges by the US government against Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro are a “political manoeuver” with no legal basis whatsoever, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said. Diaz-Canel said on X on Wednesday (local time) that the charges “only reveal the arrogance and frustration of the empire’s representatives in the face of the unwavering resolve of the Cuban Revolution and the unity and moral strength of its leadership.”Earlier on Wednesday, a grand jury from the …
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Four Republican lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to direct the Justice Department to reopen a criminal probe into Cuban leader Raul Castro’s alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue, calling for possible charges and international arrest notices.Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar joined Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez and Nicole Malliotakis in sending a letter to the President seeking a …