US Sanctions Cuba's Military Representative in Beijing, Waldo Perez Cortes, Over China Procurement
The United States sanctioned Cuba's senior military representative in Beijing, Waldo Perez Cortes, for facilitating the procurement of military equipment from China for Cuba's armed forces. The sanctions were imposed by the US Treasury Department, adding Cortes to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. The US State Department identified Cortes as an official of Cuba's Ministry of the Navy, while TASS reported additional restrictions on Cuba's military attache in China.
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SCMP provides specific details about the sanctions and the individual sanctioned, while TASS mentions the sanctions on Cuba's military attache in Russia and additional restrictions on the attache in China without elaborating on the specifics.
The United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing, Waldo Perez Cortes, for helping procure military-related equipment from China for Cuba’s armed forces.
Restrictions have been additionally imposed on Cuba's military attache in China.
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Restrictions have been additionally imposed on Cuba's military attache in China
The United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing on Thursday, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island’s armed forces. Waldo Perez Cortes, Cuba’s military, naval and air attache in Beijing, was among six Cuban nationals and five entities added to the US Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. The US State Department said Perez Cortes was an official of Cuba’s Ministry of the...