Havana, Cuba_ This Monday, December 11th, the governments of Cuba and the United States held a round of migratory talks in Washington DC, Radio Reloj reports. 

The Cuban side expressed its deepest concern about the negative consequences that unilateral, unfounded and politically motivated decisions have on immigration relations between both countries, which were adopted by the Government of the United States in September and October of 2017.

The Cuban delegation warned again about the negative impact of the suspension of the granting of visas in the United States Consulate in Havana, which severely hinders relations family and exchanges of all kinds between both peoples.

It also reiterated its rejection of the arbitrary expulsion of a significant group of officials from the Cuban Embassy in Washington, which has significantly affected the functioning of the diplomatic mission, in particular the Consulate

Cuba also drew attention to the counterproductive effect it is having for cooperation in the area of migration, the decision to cancel the trips of official delegations from the United States to Cuba, which has led to the postponement of exchanges of mutual interest previously scheduled, that, if maintained, could deepen the effects on trade in this and other areas.

With regard to the progress of the current migratory agreements, the representatives of Cuba urged the Government of the United States to fulfill its obligation to issue no less than 20,000 travel documents annually to Cuban citizens to emigrate to that country.

Likewise, it once again expressed its concern over the validity of the Cuban Adjustment Act, which continues to be a stimulus to irregular emigration and whose repeal will be essential to achieve normal migratory relations between the two countries.

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