OECS leaders deplore US decision to keep Cuba on terror list

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is expressing “great concern” at the decision of the United States to continue placing Cuba on a list of “State Sponsors of Terrorism”. The leaders of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, who have just ended a summit here, said they were of the “view that was no justification for this action and reiterated their solidarity with Cuba”. Cuba has been on the list since March 1, 1982, and according to the US Department of State countries placed on the list face sanctions including restrictions on U.S. foreign assistance; a ban on defense exports and sales; certain controls over exports of dual use items; and miscellaneous financial and other restrictions.