HAVANA, Cuba, CMC—The Authorities of Cuba has reaffirmed its willingness to adjust to insurance policies regarding irregular migration established in a bilateral settlement with america.
This was the end result of talks held earlier this week in Washington DC, attended by Deputy Overseas Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez, who headed the Cuban delegation, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the State Division’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Eric Jacobstein, who led the U.S. delegation.
The Cuban delegation reaffirmed its willingness to adjust to and respect the commitments established, because it has performed thus far, and reiterated its concern over the insurance policies and measures to encourage irregular migration that stay in place on account of a political choice by the U.S. authorities.
In the course of the assembly, Cuba once more denounced the destructive affect that the U.S. financial blockade and its excessive reinforcement utilized since 2019 exert on the socioeconomic situations of the Cuban inhabitants. This issue constitutes a vital incentive for migration. On this regard, the next was highlighted: holding the nation on the so-called Record of State Sponsors of Terrorism, the preferential remedy nonetheless obtained by Cubans who illegally entered U.S. territory, and the validity of the Cuban Adjustment Act.
The Cuban delegation additionally reiterated the significance of re-establishing the processing of non-immigrant visas on the U.S. Embassy in Havana. This consular facility would stop the motion to 3rd international locations of Cuban residents concerned about the sort of visa.
Cuba additionally pointed to the significance of complying fully with bilateral migration agreements and never selectively. It reaffirmed its willingness to proceed the rounds of talks on migration points with america.
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