US EditionCuba issues verbal warning to top US diplomat in Havana for 'disrespectful conduct'
- Cuba's foreign ministry issued a verbal warning on Friday to Mike Hammer, the U.S. Chief of Mission in Havana, accusing him of interventionist behavior.
- The warning followed Hammer's travels across Cuba to meet political dissidents amid rising tensions caused by longstanding U.S. embargoes and recent sanctions plans.
- Cuba cited Hammer's alleged encouragement of criminal acts against its government as a breach of the Vienna Convention and described his conduct as unfriendly and meddling.
- A State Department official stated that Mike Hammer, as head of mission, along with the U.S. Embassy, upholds the policies of President Trump by advancing a foreign agenda centered on America First principles.
- The reprimand signals further deterioration in U.S.-Cuba relations, with Americans planning additional sanctions while Cuba continues to reject U.S. accusations of trying to destabilize its government.
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The diplomacy of hostility: U.S. Embassy in Cuba reinforces its offensive with meetings and support to the opposition - teleSUR English
U.S. embassy chief meets with opponents and reinforces Washington’s hostile policy against CubaWritten By: Gabriel Vera Lopes(Text originally published on Brasil de Fato) Since Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States, diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana have become increasingly tense, delicate, and complex. As expected, with the return of the tycoon, U.S. hostility towards the Caribbean Island has regained momentu…
Havana., Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened yesterday the U.S. head of business in Havana, Mike Hammer, to demand explanations after the U.S. top diplomat in that country would have incited citizens to “attempt against the constitutional order.”
Cuba slams US diplomat’s ‘meddling, provocative’ conduct amid rising tensions
Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement of protest against the head of the United States mission to the island, criticizing his “meddling” and “provocative” behavior since his arrival late last year.
The U.S. business manager in Cuba, Mike Hammer, was summoned to the Cuban Foreign Ministry on Friday to call his attention after, according to the government, he encouraged islanders to “attend against the constitutional order.” A note from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the summons to Hammer, the country’s highest-ranking diplomat on the island. According to the official statement, the director of Bilateral Affairs of the U.S. D…
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