Cuba slams Dominican decision to expel its diplomats, blames U.S. pressure

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-08-14

HAVANA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cuba on Thursday condemned the Dominican Republic's decision to expel 10 Cuban diplomats and their families, calling it an act of subservience to Washington and its anti-Cuban policy. The Cuban Foreign Ministry said there is no justification for the expulsion as the Cuban envoys had abided by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the laws of the Dominican Republic. It appears the Dominican Republ......

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