HAVANA, Cuba.- The Cuban Government complies rigorously with the immigration agreements signed with the United States, Yuri Gala Lopez, director of Bilateral Issues of the U.S. General Directorate of the Chancellery of the island said.

Gala Lopez reiterated that Cuba is following to the letter the commitments on immigration matters agreed with the U.S. Government, the last of them by a joint statement signed on January 12, 2017.

Since the first arrangement to date both countries have assumed obligations that the island has consistently honored, even in difficult circumstances of bilateral relations, he pointed out.

When taking stock, a year and a half after what was agreed in January 2017, Gala Lopez highlighted the important contribution of the Joint Declaration to discourage irregular migration.