Cuba announced that it will release 553 prisoners

reportedMehr News Agency According to Deutsche Welle news agency, the Cuban government announced that it will release hundreds of prisoners. It has been claimed that this decision is a direct response to the US government’s action to remove the name of this country from the terrorist list!

Cuba’s Foreign Ministry announced that President Miguel Diaz-Canel has decided to release 553 people who have been convicted of various crimes.

According to this statement, the prisoners will be released gradually.

According to Deutsche Welle, the names of these prisoners have not yet been announced.

Havana welcomed the announcement of the removal of Cuba from the US terrorist list as a “step in the right direction”.

Despite this, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez emphasized that the US economic blockade against the country is still in place. The cruel and unilateral US sanctions against this country have been applied since 1962.