US willing to cooperate with Cuba against Ebola

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn) The United States is willing to cooperate with Cuba in the international al struggle against Ebola in Western Africa, as confirmed to EFE on Wednesday, October 22, by a spokeswoman of the State Department. “We’re delighted at the opportunity to cooperate with Cuba to face this Ebola outbreak,” pointed out the U.S. official, who highlighted the “significant contribution” of the Caribbean nation with the sending of hundreds of physicians and health staff to Africa, the Cubadebate Web site reported on Wednesday. The deputy spokeswoman for the State Department, Marie Harf, didn’t rule out the possibility of talks related to the issue between the United States and Cuba, which have not had diplomatic relations for over half a century, but said that she doesn’t know if Washington is open to this. On Friday, U.S Secretary of State John Ferry also commented on the effort made by Cuba, a country of 11 million people that has sent 255 health professionals to Africa. “No country or groups of nations individually is going to solve the problem by themselves. This will require a global collective response. Let’s get down to it!” the Secretary of State said. “In that spirit, the State Department is in contact with all members of the international community, including Cuba, participating in this global effort by way of multilateral channels, like the World Health Organization, as well as of diplomatic meetings,” added Kerry.