00:00Welcome back to From the South. We continue with more information.
00:03On following the attempt of infiltration of a speedboat carrying 10 armed terrorists from the United States,
00:08President Trump reaffirms his commitment to combating all terrorists.
00:12On Thursday, Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cozillo,
00:17announced that the government had launched an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the toward attempt to infiltrate the country
00:24for terrorist purposes.
00:26Fernández de Cozillo also provided details about the arsenal of weapons, seats of the speedboat.
00:32In addition, the Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs reported on channels of communications with Washington to address the incident.
00:48From the outset, having detected that the naval vehicle originated from the United States,
00:59The Cuban authorities have been in communication with their U.S. counterparts,
01:09including the Department of State and the Coast Guard, regarding this terrorist attempt.
01:18An investigation is underway to clarify the facts with the utmost rigour.
01:28The Cuban government is willing to exchange information with the United States on this matter.
01:38Among other requirements, we will request information about those involved,
01:47the means used and other details from the U.S. authorities,
01:51through the mechanisms enforced between the two countries.
01:56U.S. government authorities have expressed their willingness to cooperate in clarifying these unfortunate events.
02:06In this context, the Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs denounced the failed infiltration attempt
02:12as a part of an ongoing policy of aggression against the island,
02:15financed and executed from the United States territory for more than 60 years.
02:23This is not an isolated incident.
02:28Cuba has been the victim of aggression
02:32and countless terrorist acts for more than 60 years.
02:36Most of these have been organized, financed, and executed from U.S. territory.
02:44In recent years, the Cuban authorities have denounced the increase in violent and terrorist plans
02:51and actions against Cuba,
02:54as well as the feeling of impunity that prevails among the organizers and executors
03:00in the face of inaction against them.
03:05In addition, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed that Cuba is a nation committed
03:09to fighting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
03:13Anti-Cuba groups operating in the United States resort to terrorism
03:17as an expression of their hatred towards Cuba and the impunity they believe they enjoy.
03:21Cuba ratifies its absolute and catalogal commitment against all acts, methods,
03:26and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
03:29Our country maintains an exemplary record in the fight against terrorism
03:33and has fulfilled and will continue to honor the commitments it has made in this area.
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