Trump signed a memorandum on tightening US policy towards Cuba

US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum according to which the United States will tighten its policy towards Cuba. This was reported on the White House website on June 30.

"Today, President Donald Trump signed the Presidential Memorandum on National Security (NSPM), aimed at tightening the United States policy towards Cuba. <...> NSPM ends economic practices that disproportionately benefit the Cuban government, military, intelligence or security services at the expense of the Cuban people," the document says.

It clarifies that the memorandum confirms the ban on tourism from the United States to Cuba, provides for support for the Cuban economic embargo and opposes measures to lift it at the United Nations (UN) and other international forums. The document also prescribes a review of human rights violations in Cuba, including illegal detentions and inhuman treatment.

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