The ad hoc government of Bolivia has decided to cut diplomatic ties with Cuba due to the latter’s “hostility” towards the South American republic, reports TASS, citing the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to inform citizens and the international community that it has decided to cut diplomatic ties with Cuba starting today,” the statement reads.

According to the Bolivian ministry, the decision is linked to “the recent inacceptable statements by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and his constant hostility and the offensive remarks that Cuba has made about the constitutional government of Bolivia”.