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U.S. regrets Cuba rejecting hurricane aid

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department said Monday it regretted that Cuba has rejected its offer of up to five million dollars in aid for the victims of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

The United States has tense and limited relations with its communist neighbor, which has been under a U.S. embargo for more than four decades.

Washington “informed the Cuban government (on Saturday) that the U.S. is committed to providing up to five million dollars in relief assistance for Cuban hurricane victims,” Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.

The U.S. government “could fly emergency relief supplies to Cuba as soon as they, the Cuban government, authorize such assistance,” he added.

On Sunday “the Cuban government informed us that they would not accept a donation from the United States,” McCormack said.

“And our reply was that we regret that Cuban authorities have not accepted this offer of humanitarian assistance for the Cuban people,” he said.

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