Havana, March 18 (ACN) Cuba’s Foreign Ministry conveyed a formal note of protest to the US Charge d’ Affaires Benjamin Ziff rejecting the interference-oriented behavior and the slanderous messages of the US administration about the internal affairs and reality of the island nation. Next up we bring you the full text of the statement on the issue as published on the webpage of the Foreign Ministry.
On March 18, 2024, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Benjamin Ziff was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Deputy Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who formally conveyed to him the firm rejection of the interference and slanderous messages of the U.S. government and its embassy in Cuba regarding the internal affairs of the Cuban reality.
With the delivery of a formal note of protest, the U.S. diplomat was reminded of the minimum standards of decency and honesty expected of a diplomatic mission in any country and which the U.S. embassy in Cuba shows itself incapable of observing, while emphasizing that this diplomatic office and its personnel are obliged to behave in accordance with the norms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
At the meeting, attention was also drawn to the direct responsibility of the U.S. government for the difficul
