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President Joe Biden ordered the State Department to deal with the Cuba issue, mainly requested a comprehensive review of his government’s policy on remittances to Cuba; in addition to reviewing the possibility of sending more personnel to the United States embassy in Havana.
Although the alleged measures have not been officially announced, the information was provided by a senior government official. However, it is known that since President Biden started his presidential term in January of 2021 is pending the issue on Cuba and the position that the United States will set with respect to the island.
Biden from his The candidacy promised on several occasions to reverse some of the state policies against the Cuban government, however, the issue had not been taken up until now. However, almost 90 days of government, the secretary of Government press, Jen Psaki, hinted in a statement that “at the moment it was not a matter of priority” to put the issue of Cuba on the presidential agenda. But what they would be carefully reviewing the changes made by the previous administration, that of Donald Trump.
Subsequently, political leaders and civilian groups, both Democrats and Republicans, petitioned the President Joe Biden through a letter, to reestablish the sending of remittances to Cuba highlighting that its prohibition does not punish the Cuban government but the inhabitants of the island, suffocated and limited economically.
Subject that until now had not been mentioned since the electoral campaign, and now it is probably again on the table driven by protests in the Caribbean island . Protests against scarcity, repression and lack of freedom; the first open demonstrations in Cuba, against the government of Cuba never seen before in the last 60 years.
Then the government of Biden openly expressed its willingness to support the Cuban people and to make the government of Cuba offer a real report on the situation inside the island.
For his part, Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel insists on his accusations against the US government of orchestrating the numerous protests that have been taking place throughout the island for a week now.
In addition to the issue of remittances and the US embassy in Havana, the Biden administration also seems to be able to collaborate with internet access throughout the island. Until now, the only means of communication for Cubans have been social networks.
Some US legislators, interested in the topic a of Cuba, they have even urged President Biden to offer satellite internet for the Island.
On humanitarian assistance, the Joe Biden administration wishes to begin with its embassy in Cuban territory and the return of US personnel. Absent since 2017 when, regardless of the new policies applied at the time by the Donald Trump administration, US personnel at the Havana embassy he was removed after suffering strange brain injuries suffered by diplomats. For security reasons, all US embassy personnel were removed from the island.
Since then, Cuba has once again entered the list of “States promoting the terrorism ”for the United States, which is why, in addition to suspending its diplomatic personnel, the ties of all US remittance companies with Cuban remittance companies related to military or military funds were also suspended.
In favor of the Cuban people, some things have begun to change since they began their protests on the street, within the island, in addition to the fact that Biden once again put the issue of Cuba on his agenda and the possible acceleration of some things such as remittances; On behalf of the Cuban government , since Monday, restrictions on the importation of food and medicine to the island have been eliminated.
It should be noted that the little that President Biden has named the subject of Cuba, has hinted that “it is a complicated issue” and the actions that can be taken in this regard are delicate to decide lightly.