Cuba welcomes home diplomat expelled by US after UN altercation
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 17:33 · Archive
Cuba has welcomed home a diplomat expelled by the United States after a heated confrontation at the United Nations.
Cuba welcomed home diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción on Friday after he was expelled by the United States. The expulsion followed a confrontation at the United Nations on Tuesday during a General Assembly session on the US embargo on Cuba.
US officials accused Tur of shoving an American diplomat and attempting to snatch a phone being used to record the encounter. The incident escalated into a shouting match between US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez. Cuba said Tur was defending himself after his personal space was invaded.
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Peñalver posted a photo of Tur at Havana's airport with Foreign Ministry officials holding a Cuban flag. He said Tur had 'firmly and with dignity confronted the disrespectful and provocative behavior' of the US delegation. Peñalver accused US officials of trying to disrupt the vote and undermine Tur's candidacy for a position on a UN body.
The confrontation occurred as tensions between the two countries have deepened since US President Donald Trump imposed an energy blockade on Cuba in January to force changes to its government, with Washington also threatening military action.
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- Cuba welcomes home diplomat expelled from US after unusual altercation at the UNCuba has welcomed home a diplomat expelled by the United States after a heated confrontation at the United Nations this week.News4Jax · 30 Oct, 17:07
- Cuba welcomes home diplomat expelled from US after unusual altercation at the UNCuba has welcomed home a diplomat expelled by the United States after a heated confrontation at the United Nations this week.Clickorlando · 30 Oct, 17:07
In this story: Richard Tur de la Concepción · Gerardo Peñalver · Mike Waltz · Bruno Rodríguez · Cuba · United States · United Nations
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