Obama removes Cuba from list of terror sponsors

April 15, 2015 01:56

United States President Barack Obama has decided to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said. The move was immediately welcomed by top American lawmakers.

"Today, the President submitted to Congress the statutorily required report and certifications indicating the administration's intent to rescind Cuba's State Sponsor of Terrorism designation," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.

Cuba was designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982 due to its efforts to promote armed revolution by organisations that used terrorism. It has remained on the list since then.

In a communication to the Congress, Obama said Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period.

Cuba has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future, he said.

Last week, the State Department had submitted a report to the White House recommending that Obama rescind Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

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