Controversy over a visit for security cooperation between the US and Cuba
[note – the translation of this article was delayed]
14ymedio, Havana, 21 May 2024 — The visit of a delegation of Cuban officials to the Transportation Security Administration of Miami International Airport for an “exchange of knowledge” put many terminal workers on alert. According to local media, “some U.S. officers” consider that “letting the agents of the Cuban dictatorship enter those facilities is the same as letting Castro spies into the heart of the airport.”
Although the report published by Diario Las Américas does not clarify it, it is likely that this meeting was conceived as part of the cooperation program on security issues between Washington and Havana. This collaboration provides for actions such as visiting institutions, exchanging information and working together to, for example, avoid terrorist attacks and drug trafficking operations.
Nor is it the first time that complaints arise from the United States over the access of Cuban officials to “sensitive information” about U.S. national security, despite the fact that the authorities of both governments have clarified on several occasions that these are routine meetings that have been taking place for decades.
The Miami media report is only about the alleged annoyance among U.S. officials
The Miami media report is only about the alleged annoyance among U.S. officials. The date on which the visit to the airport facilities occurred, however, was not mentioned, and the official press of the Island did not acknowledge the meeting.
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