The US indictment of Raul Castro over the 1996 aircraft shootdown has reignited tensions with Havana, as Trump signals possible changes to Washington’s Cuba policy.
Cuban leaders accused the US administration of sponsoring a political and communication campaign against the Caribbean country.
The nation is now headed for what they call a generational shift, almost inevitable with the march of time.
The rest of the members of the new Political Bureau, Secretariat, and Central Committee of the PCC were also elected during the session.
"As First Secretary of Cuba's Armed Forces, Castro is responsible for Cuba's actions to prop up the former Maduro regime in Venezuela through violence, intimidation, and repression," Pompeo said.
Raul Castro, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President Miguel Diaz-Canel have chaired an extraordinary session of the Caribbean nation's parliament to discuss a constitutional reform.
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Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on Thursday as Cuba’s new President, as the successor of Raul Castro who concluded two consecutive…
Miguel Diaz-Canel is the new President of Cuba. No less profoundly, Thursday’s selection, indeed his elevation from the office of…
Cuba is poised for the end of an era today as President Raul Castro steps down, formally handing power to his long-time deputy Miguel Diaz-Canel – and thereby ending his family's six-decade grip on the island.
