Cuba has labelled the decision by the new US President, Donald Trump, to redesignate it on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list as a political move and an attack without cause.
On Monday, President Trump overturned his predecessor Joe Biden's order to delist Cuba from the State Department's list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism activities.
Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, has said the designation shows an absolute disregard for the truth.
The Cuban government describes the Trump administration's move as not surprising, as it forewarned of a possible reversal right after former US President Joe Biden made the announcement.
It says the reversal is a sign of the lack of legitimacy, ethics, and consistency in the US government's conduct against Cuba.
In a strongly worded statement, Cuba says the new act of aggression once again demonstrates the cruel objective of the measures of siege and suffocation for the purpose of domination, especially economically.
"Because of this decision, it doesn't allow any financial institution or any company all over the world to conduct trade or any transaction with Cuba again, then the investors have to be careful again. That is why this decision is one of the most aggressive decisions in terms of the blockade. The blockade is a web of many acts, decisions, resolutions, and sanctions that have been taken in the last 60 years, and it is difficult, and this was the most taken by the Trump administration for the second time."
Former President Biden's removal of Cuba from the list of countries reportedly sponsoring terrorism was informed by the credible opinions of international security agencies.
These agencies, such as the Transportation Security Administration, found that Cuba did not sponsor counter-terrorism or participate in regional or global operations against terrorists after conducting a series of investigations on the island.
Cuba maintains that it remains open to dialogue with the US, even after the reassignment.
The only condition, however, is that it is a dialogue of equals.
"It has to be a dialogue where each part can talk on the same level. Even since the time of the revolution, we have been talking about the possibility of having dialogue with the United States; it is not a problem for us. Even though throughout all the administrations, some senior officials from each government have been talking about specific issues on security and drugs, then why not do it at the high level of the two governments, where each part can stress their opinions?"
Ambassador De La Uz conveyed the steadfastness of the Cuban people and gratitude for the messages of support from across the world, including Namibia.