The United States had some rare interactions with the Cuban
government recently, but it had nothing to do with U.S.-Cuba relations. The
U.S. is keeping Cuba updated on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
"We have an obligation to inform countries in the region
when there are situations like this and ... we have informed Cuba and chatted
with them in the course of the oil spill," State Department spokesman P.J.
Crowley said Wednesday.
The State Department isn't aware of any adverse effects the
spill has had on Cuba, so there isn't any move to offer assistance, Crowley
said -- at least not yet. But Crowley said the State Department was compelled
to keep Cuba in the loop.
"We have obligations under certain arrangements when there
are oil spills. We inform governments that may be affected by that, and we've
fulfilled that responsibility with Cuba," he said.
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