The US State Department announced Monday, May 16 in a press release the lifting of a series of restrictions targeting Cuba, in particular on immigration procedures, money transfers and air connections.
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In detail, the Biden administration will reinstate a program suspended for years, which facilitated immigration procedures for members of the same family, lift the ceilings which so far limited money transfers to Cuba, and increase the number of flights between the United States and the island, with service to cities other than Havana.
"The US government's announcement is a small step in the right direction"
, but
"neither the objectives nor the main instruments of the United States' policy against Cuba, which is a failure, are changing"
, reacted on Twitter Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.
