HAVANA, 24 April 2022, (TON): Cuba’s foreign minister has called on the United States to fully comply with bilateral agreements between the two countries on migration and stop what he said are policies that prevent Cubans from travelling to the US and abroad.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the US should stop “violating the rights of Cubans to travel” in the region.

Rodriguez said in a tweet “Cuba reiterates that the US should cease hindering and violating the rights of Cubans to travel to third countries of the region and calls for comprehensive and non-selective compliance with the bilateral migration accords.”

His remarks came a day after the US and Cuba held their highest-level diplomatic talks in four years, after a severe disruption in ties during the administration of former President Donald Trump.

The discussions in Washington between senior Department of State officials and Cuba’s deputy foreign minister focused on migration, with the US side eager to rein in a growing number of Cubans trying to enter the US, sometimes without documentation.

Cuba’s foreign ministry said US policies and sanctions create “social and economic conditions that incentivize emigration”.