U.S. military willing to cooperate with Cuba in regional security

U.S. military willing to cooperate with Cuba in regional security

The U. S. military welcomed cooperation with Cuba to safeguard peace and security in the Caribbean region at the three-day Caribbean Nations Security Conference.

The conference ended on Friday in Kingston of Jamaica, with the participation of over 70 representatives from the countries and organizations.

Kurt Tidd, new Admiral of the U.S. Southern Command, said the United States welcomed Cuba’s role in the regional security, pledging more cooperation between the two countries at a news conference with Major General Antony Anderson, chief of Jamaica’s Defense Force, after the conference.

“I think we’ve already seen Cuba’s active involvement in some of the regional challenges and healthcare and disaster response. We talked at some length about humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercises. Those sorts of activities. We share challenges with all of the countries across this region. Cuba is one of those countries in this region. And so I believe in the future we’ll have opportunities to find ways that we can work together,” said Kurt Tidd.

It is the first time that Cuba, the region’s largest country, attended the conference to show strong will to join efforts with others for regional security.

The conference also marked the first time that the U.S. military officers sat with their Cuban counterparts to talk about security issue since U.S. President Barack Obama announced to end a half-century enmity between the two countries in December, 2014.

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