:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/O7U4VD4ZH4BPQIAMJJUGQH4ZYA.jpg "The US confirmed that it maintains Cuba on the checklist of State sponsors of terrorism")
The United States maintains Cuba on the checklist of State sponsors of terrorism regardless of admitting to cooperation in combating terrorism actions. The resolution was confirmed on Thursday, with Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel stating that whereas cooperation is feasible, there are nonetheless actions that help terrorist actions in Cuba.
The Biden Administration’s transfer comes a day after it eliminated Cuba from the checklist of nations that don’t absolutely cooperate with anti-terrorist efforts, signaling a shift of their relationship. This resolution was made following the resumption of police cooperation between Washington and Havana in 2023, together with counterterrorism issues.
However, the Cuban dictatorship believes this resolution is inadequate and has demanded that the United States take additional steps to take away the island from the checklist of sponsors of terrorism. This transfer follows the inclusion of Cuba on the checklist by the Trump Administration in January 2021, citing the presence of members of the Colombian guerrilla group ELN on the island.
In August 2022, the Colombian Attorney General’s Office suspended arrest warrants towards 17 ELN commanders, together with these requested for extradition by Cuba. To designate a rustic as a sponsor of terrorism, US regulation requires the Secretary of State to find out that the federal government has repeatedly supplied help to terrorist teams.
Cuba had been on the checklist since 1982 however was eliminated in 2015 through the Obama Administration’s rapprochement interval that was later halted by Trump. The ongoing debate over Cuba’s designation as a sponsor of terrorism highlights the complexities of worldwide relations within the struggle towards terrorism.