Cuba-US exchanges on cooperation in Haiti

CUBA: Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, stated Thursday that exchanges between his country and the United States have been carried out for a possible cooperation in the humanitarian operations in Haiti.

“We don’t have the North American government’s concrete proposal in that matter although there were exchanges,” he added before the national and foreign press.

The Cuban Foreign Minister clarified, however, that cooperation has been agreed on with Washington in relation to the Cuban air space for humanitarian operations in help of the Haitian people and around 60 flights were already made under those conditions.

“It is not the first time it happens because in September 11, 2001, after the terrible terrorist attacks, Cuba offered all its airports and opened its air space to the US airplanes,” Rodriguez added.

Havana, Prensa Latina