HAVANA, Jan 26 — A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of having sought to sabotage bilateral ties ever since it took power last year, partly under pressure from the Trump administration. Communist-run Cuba was a key ally of...
Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez receives a hug before a ceremony to announce her nomination as presidential candidate for the upcoming elections on May 3, in La Paz, Bolivia, January 24, 2020. — Reuters pic
Bolivia’s conservative interim President Jeanine Anez, meanwhile, has tried to align the country more closely with US President Donald Trump’s administration, which is cranking up sanctions on Cuba. Cuba’s foreign ministry also said US officials had, since the departure of Morales, “applied pressure on Bolivia to impose a deterioration in relations with Cuba”.Cuba’s health service is the country’s most important hard currency earner, sending more than 50,000 health workers to more than 60 countries.
Bolivia’s foreign ministry said in November: “There have been a number of accusations that Cuban citizens have been involved in these aggressive acts that have tormented our country in recent days.”
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