U.S.-Cuba Relations in Post-Cold War World
1991-07-12T02:00:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGZmXC8xOTkxMDcxMjAyMDE1NTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The subcommittee heard testimony on relations between the U.S. and Cuba following the end of the Cold War. Assistant Secretary of State Aronson testified on Cuba’s relations with the Soviet Union, still Cuba’s main ally and supplier of arms. Assistant Secretary Aronson said Cuba continued to receive weaponry and financing from the Soviet Union, amounting to approximately $3.5 billion in domestic and military aid annually. Assistant Secretary Aronson said Cuba was the only country in the Western Hemisphere that was not a democracy and said Cuba continued to fund the F.M.L.N., a terrorist group in Central America. He noted Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba, had made no indication that democracy would be welcomed in Cuba anytime soon. He also indicated that U.S. economic aid to the Soviet Union, as stated by President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State Baker, may depend in part upon the amount of Soviet assistance to Cuba.
The subcommittee heard testimony on relations between the U.S. and Cuba following the end of the Cold War. Assistant Secretary of State Aron… read more
The subcommittee heard testimony on relations between the U.S. and Cuba following the end of the Cold War. Assistant Secretary of State Aronson testified on Cuba’s relations with the Soviet Union, still Cuba’s main ally and supplier of arms. Assistant Secretary Aronson said Cuba continued to receive weaponry and financing from the Soviet Union, amounting to approximately $3.5 billion in domestic and military aid annually. Assistant Secretary Aronson said Cuba was the only country in the Western Hemisphere that was not a democracy and said Cuba continued to fund the F.M.L.N., a terrorist group in Central America. He noted Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba, had made no indication that democracy would be welcomed in Cuba anytime soon. He also indicated that U.S. economic aid to the Soviet Union, as stated by President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State Baker, may depend in part upon the amount of Soviet assistance to Cuba. close
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