Withdrawal Agreement: US Troops to Leave Niger by September
The US Defence Department and the Nigerien Ministry of National Defence have reportedly reached an agreement for the withdrawal of US military forces from Niger by September 15
The United States has formally dropped Cuba from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism, opening the way for a full renewal of diplomatic relations.
“The rescission of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism reflects our assessment that Cuba meets the statutory criteria for rescission,” the State Department said in a statement on Friday.
"While the United States has significant concerns and disagreements with a wide range of Cuba's policies and actions, these fall outside the criteria relevant to the rescission of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation," the statement read.
The removal will give Cuba greater access to sources of international financing that were previously denied, the BBC commented in its coverage of the news.
The announcement comes 45 days after US President Barack Obama said in Congress that he intends to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Congress could have blocked the move during that period.
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