San José, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Costa Rica closes Havana embassy, tells Cuba to withdraw diplomats

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2026-03-18

Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba's communist authorities to pull their diplomats from Costa Rica. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre Tinoco cited "deterioration" in the human rights situation in Cuba and "repression" against opposition figures for the rupture in diplomatic relations. hma/axm/dga/mjf/sms ...

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