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Donald Trump revokes the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism 

20 January 2025
This content originally appeared on Granma - Official voice of the PCC.
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"President Trump, in an act of arrogance and contempt for the truth, has just reinstated the fraudulent designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism," First Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, stated on social network X.

"It is not surprising. Its objective is to continue strengthening the cruel economic war against Cuba for the purpose of domination," he added, in reference to the decision, on his first day, of the new President of the United States of America, who revoked 78 actions, executive orders, and presidential memoranda approved by his predecessor, Joe Biden.

"The result of the extreme economic siege measures imposed by Trump has been to provoke shortages among our people and a significant increase in the migratory flow from Cuba to the United States. This act of mockery and abuse confirms the discredit of the listings and unilateral coercive mechanisms of the U.S. government. The legitimate and noble cause of our people will prevail and once again prevail," added the Cuban Head of state.

The White House issued the executive order rescinding the Presidential Memorandum of January 14, which stated that the Government of Cuba had not provided any support to international terrorism during the previous six-month period and offered assurances that it would not support acts of international terrorism in the future.

The list of "restricted entities" (NSPM-5), created during the first term of the new Head of State, who signed it in June 2017, was also reinstated.

In the communiqué published just a few days ago, the Cuban Foreign Ministry had raised the possibility that the Government of that country could reverse the measures adopted in the future, as has happened on other occasions, and as a sign of the lack of legitimacy, ethics, consistency and reason in its conduct against Cuba.