The US is about to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.

President Joe Biden plans to revoke the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a prisoner release agreement, the White House announced.

President-elect Donald Trump In the final days of his first term as president in 2021, he returned to office by suspending US economic aid and arms exports to the country.

But on Tuesday, a Biden administration official said his assessment of the situation had provided “no information” to support the designation.

Cuba said the move was “limited in nature” but a step in the “right direction”.

“This decision, along with many others, puts an end to special coercive measures that are causing great harm to the Cuban economy and the people,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

The immediate hope is that the move will lead to the release of some of the dissidents jailed in Cuba in 2021 after mass anti-government protests following the country’s economic collapse.

A White House official said a large number of prisoners would be released “shortly” as part of the deal brokered by the Catholic Church.

Cuba is currently on the side of North Korea, Syria and Iran. List of US State Sponsors of Terrorists.

This means that they are considered by the United States to have “repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism”.

In the year Returning Cuba to the list after it was removed by President Barack Obama in 2015, Trump cited the communist country’s support for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

At the time, Cuba called the move “hypocritical”, “hypocritical” and “political opportunism”.

Along with the release of the prisoner, this decision is also significant because it can be seen as a step toward normalizing relations between Cuba and the United States.

This may pave the way for discussion on other controversial issues.

Cuba’s dire economic situation may help, as some large banks and foreign investors struggle to operate legally.

Biden will inform Congress of his plans, which include reversing Trump-era financial restrictions on some Cubans, according to a White House statement.

It also ends the ability of individuals to claim Cuban-confiscated assets, the statement said.

It is unclear whether Trump will reverse this latest decision when he returns to office on January 20.

President-elect-designate Secretary of State Marco Rubio has long advocated for sanctions against Cuba.

His family left the country in the 1950s before the communist revolution that put Fidel Castro in power.