The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced the shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, consisting of food and other products. She reaffirmed that her nation is working through diplomatic channels to supply fuel to the island.
"We are seeking all diplomatic avenues to be able to send fuel to the Cuban people, because this is not an issue concerning governments, but rather about providing support to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. In the meantime, we will send food and other aid," stated the President.
From Guaymas, in the northern state of Sonora, the head of the Executive detailed that the shipment will be prepared by the Secretariat of the Navy.
In a context marked by Washington's threat to impose tariffs on countries sending crude oil to Cuba, Sheinbaum also refuted her American counterpart, Donald Trump, who said yesterday that he asked the dignitary to stop sending oil to the Antillean country and that she agreed.
"The issue (of sending oil to Cuba) has not been raised in any of the conversations. It was discussed in the conversation that the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Juan Ramón de la Fuente) had with (US Secretary of State) Marco Rubio," she clarified.
Support from Mexican Officials and Civil Society
During the plenary meeting of deputies from the ruling Morena Party held yesterday, Foreign Minister De la Fuente considered it unacceptable for humanitarian aid to be withheld when needed and reaffirmed his country's decision to provide it to any nation in need.
Sheinbaum had expressed on Friday that Mexico would seek ways to support Cuba and stressed the importance of preventing a humanitarian crisis in the largest of the Antilles following the controversial measures announced by the United States.
Activists, parliamentarians, and representatives of political parties in this Latin American country have spoken out in recent days in support of the Caribbean nation against the new US measure, described by many as unjust, cruel, and anachronistic.
Last Thursday, Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a supposed national emergency and establishing a process to apply tariffs on goods from nations that send crude oil to the largest of the Antilles.
Such a decree, another turn of the screw in the blockade imposed on Cuba for over 60 years, is part of Washington's current maximum pressure policy against the island and attempts to justify itself with US national security and foreign policy interests. (CubaSí)