(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Biden administration will provide $2 million to Cuba for
emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Ian, the State
Department said on Tuesday, reports citing .
The Communist government of Cuba made a rare request for aid
from Washington in September after Hurricane Ian knocked out power
to the entire island of 11 million people, killed three people and
drove thousands from their homes.
The United States will work with independent organizations to
provide the aid, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a
statement.
'We stand with the Cuban people as they work to recover from
this disaster,' Price said.
U.S. President Joe Biden has promised to re-engage with Cuba
after years of tensions between Havana and Washington. But Cuba's
crackdown following widespread protests on the island last July led
instead to sanctions on Cuban officials.
We appreciate humanitarian assistance offer made by the US,'
Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, said on Twitter.
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