US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump's economic squeeze
The proposed controls could make it harder for Cuban diplomats to attend the annual U.N. vote on the U.S. embargo, officials said.
- The State Department is weighing "strict controls" on Cuban officials returning next month for the annual United Nations General Assembly vote on the decades-long US economic embargo against Cuba.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the United States on Thursday of unleashing "collective punishment" on Cuba through an intensifying economic blockade and total oil siege imposed since January.
- Officials currently face a 25-mile travel radius from United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, yet new restrictions could make it "impossible" for the delegation to attend the vote, which has historically condemned American policy.
- Rodriguez bemoaned the "lack of progress" in bilateral negotiations, noting no formal meetings are scheduled with US officials while Cuba remains willing to keep communication channels open with Washington.
- The United States has historically pressured other nations to oppose the annual embargo resolution, though last year Washington's isolation softened as allies including Argentina, Ukraine, and Hungary rejected the Cuban-backed effort.
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U.S. weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump’s economic squeeze
The Trump administration was considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials who travel to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana as its top diplomat accused the United States on Thursday of unleashing collective punishment on Cuba’s people with its intensifying measures.
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US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump’s economic squeeze
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration was considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials who travel to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana as its top diplomat accused the United States on Thursday of…
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US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump's economic squeeze
The Trump administration is considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials traveling to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana.
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