HAVANA, 2 April, 2021 (TON): According to the media the European Union (EU) has agreed to mediate in Cuba-U.S. ties.

Joseph Borell accepted request made by the Group of Friendship and Solidarity with the People of Cuba in the European Parliament to mediate before the US government, in order to remove Cuba from the unilateral list of countries that encourage terrorism.

Borell’s letter to European Parliament was made public on Wednesday.

He said in the letter, "In our contacts with the new U.S. administration, we will address this issue and call on the U.S. to lift this designation."

In response, Ana Mari Machado, deputy president of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, said that EU's decision was highly appreciated.

Ana said, "Cuba does not sponsor nor promote terrorism. We support peace, solidarity and collaboration between peoples."

As Cuba was first designated by the US as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1982, it was removed from the list in 2015 under the administration of then resident Barack Obama as the two countries re-established diplomatic ties.

However, on January 11, 2020, just a few days before then US President Donald Trump left office, then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Washington had restored Cuba to the list.