Rubio says Cuba has accepted US offer of $100 million in aid

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Cuba accepted a $100 million US humanitarian aid offer, but noted that the terms of the agreement are still being negotiated. While Rubio has announced that Cuba said it has accepted the package, he expressed uncertainty about whether both governments will agree on how the money is actually put to work.

The US insists that the assistance, primarily food and medicine, must be distributed by independent organizations like the Catholic Church but not through the hands of the Cuban government or its military enterprises.