Certain US press, especially that of South Florida, and the digital media financed against Cuba, have filled in recent days with headlines that try to show a movement of the White House with humanitarian overtones towards our country.

They talk about steps for the reopening of the US consulate in Cuba, the resumption of remittances and the authorization of humanitarian flights.

Given the succession of assumptions that circulate on the networks, Cubadebate contacted the General Director of the United States of MINREX Carlos Fernández de Cossío to clarify these issues.

Is there any indication that the US government is going to resume the possibility of sending remittances to Cuba?

The United States has not resumed remittances to Cuba, they only announced that they were going to make a decision on the matter. Until today, remittances are still prohibited.

Is MINREX aware of a decision of the State Department to reopen its consular services in Havana?

It has not reestablished the immigration and consular services of its embassy in Cuba, nor provided the mission with the required personnel, it simply announced that diplomats could be accompanied by their spouses, which is prohibited since 2017, and that they will hire some of these for working at the embassy.

– Has the United States government offered flights with humanitarian aid for Cuba?

It has not offered Cuba any cargo flights to transport humanitarian aid, it simply granted licenses to two airlines so that they can operate a very limited number of cargo flights between the two countries, while the general ban on flights imposed in August 2020 remains in force.