The United States government is expected announce as early as Monday that it will allow American citizens with claims to Cuban property to sue foreign companies operating in the Latin American country, including Russian and Chinese firms, media reports said on Monday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th March, 2019) The United States government is expected announce as early as Monday that it will allow American citizens with claims to Cuban property to sue foreign companies operating in the Latin American country, including Russian and Chinese firms, media reports said on Monday.The State Department, at the request of the White House, will send a letter to Congress on Monday notifying lawmakers of the change in policy, CNN reported.
The change in policy will allow American citizens who have not been compensated for property seized in the 1960s to file unprecedented lawsuits against airlines, hotel chains, cruise companies, and other firms doing business in Cuba, the report said.
The State Department will likely sign a partial waiver to protect American companies and firms from allied states from such litigation, while allowing lawsuits against businesses from "unfriendly" countries such as Russia and China to go ahead, NBC news reported, citing US officials and Congressional aides familiar with the plan.
The reports come as the United States steps up pressure on Cuba over its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. US National Security Adviser John Bolton announced in a Twitter statement earlier on Monday that Washington would soon impose additional financial restrictions on Cuba's military and intelligence services over their support for Maduro.
Last month, US President Donald Trump told the Venezuelan American community that Maduro was "controlled by the Cuban military and protected by a private army of Cuban soldiers." Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez refuted Trump's claims, saying that the Cuban government strongly and categorically rejects such allegations
