On January 16, 2019, the US State Department announced the decision to suspend, only for 45 days, the implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “in order to conduct a careful review ...in light of the national interests of the United States and the efforts  to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba, and include factors such as  the Cuba’s regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.” (READ THE FULL TEXT)

On January 16, 2019, the United States State Department announced the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “to conduct a careful review… in light of the national interests of the United States and efforts to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba and include factors such as the Cuban regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.” The government of President Donald Trump threatens to take a new step

Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba.

On January 16, 2019, the United States State Department announced the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “to conduct a careful review… in light of the national interests of the United States and efforts to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba and include factors such as the Cuban regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.”

Statement from  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba.

On January 16, 2019, the United States State Department announced the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “to conduct a careful review… in light of the national interests of the United States and efforts to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba and include factors such as

On January 16, 2019, the US State Department announced the decision to suspend, only for 45 days, the implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “in order to conduct a careful review …in light of the national interests of the United States and the efforts  to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba, and include factors such as  the Cuba’s regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.”

Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Pretoria, 18 de enero de 2019.- El 16 de enero de 2019, el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos anunció la decisión de suspender sólo por 45 días la aplicación del título III de la Ley Helms-Burton, “para realizar una cuidadosa revisión… a la luz de los intereses nacionales de los Estados Unidos y los esfuerzos por acelerar una transición hacia la democracia en Cuba, e incluir elementos tales como la brutal opresión del régimen contra los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales y su inexcusable apoyo a los regímenes cada vez más autoritarios y corruptos de V

Pretoria, January 18,2019.- On January 16, 2019, the US State Department announced the decision to suspend, only for 45 days, the implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “in order to conduct a careful review …in light of the national interests of the United States and the efforts  to expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba, and include factors such as  the Cuba’s regime’s brutal oppression of human rights and fundamental freedoms and its indefensible support for increasingly authoritarian and corrupt regimes in Venezuela and Nicaragua.”

In an atmosphere of cordiality, they exchanged on the positive state of bilateral relations and agreed on the will to work for their permanent strengthening. They also discussed issues on the international agenda.

Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu

January 18, 2019 21:01:20

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, visited in the afternoon of this Friday to His Excellency Brigadier David Arthur Granger   

The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, visited this Friday afternoon His Excellency Brigadier David Arthur Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, who is visiting our country.

In an atmosphere of cordiality, they exchanged on the positive state of bilateral relations and agreed on the will to work for their permanent strengthening. They also discussed issues on the international agenda.

The distinguished visitor was accompanied by the Ambassador of Guyana in Cuba, His Excellency Mr. Abdool Halim Majeed.

On the Cuban side, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, participated.