Mexico City, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government announced today that it sent more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, in a context marked by the intensification of the economic blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean nation.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified that, in compliance with the instruction of President Claudia Sheinbaum, the logistics support ships Papaloapan and Isla Holbox, of the Mexican Navy, set sail this Sunday from the port of Veracruz.
The supplies from the Central Naval Region were concentrated at the dock of the National Port System Administration of Veracruz, from where the shipment was made.
According to reports, the Papaloapan transports essential food items, including liquid milk, meat products, cookies, beans, rice, tuna in water, sardines and vegetable oil, as well as personal hygiene items, with a cargo of around 536 tons of these goods.
Meanwhile, on Isla Holbox, just over 277 tons of powdered milk were loaded for the same purpose.
The first vessel departed at 8:00 a.m. local time, and the second at noon, the Foreign Ministry detailed, adding that they are expected to arrive at their destination in four days and noting that there are still more than 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans pending shipment.
The statement emphasized that, with these actions, the Government reaffirms the humanist principles and solidarity that guide it, and its commitment to international cooperation between peoples, especially with those who, in situations of emergency and vulnerability, require humanitarian aid.
“Cuba and Mexico are sister nations, heirs to a long history of solidarity that we honor today,” she stressed.
In noting that the people of Mexico keep alive their tradition of solidarity with those of Latin America and in particular with those of Cuba, the Foreign Ministry also recalled the aid sent in recent months to other countries that have requested it.
In that regard, he mentioned the support provided in response to the fires in California, USA, and in Chile, the floods in Texas, and the tragedies caused by natural disasters in various nations of the continent.
Sheinbaum stated last Friday that Mexico would send humanitarian aid to Cuba no later than tomorrow, while diplomatic efforts continued to supply oil, following Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on countries that send crude oil to the largest of the Antilles.
Various voices in Mexico, from parliamentarians to social organizations and political parties such as the ruling Morena and the Labor Party, have spoken out in support of the Caribbean nation in the face of the United States’ energy siege, described as unfair, cruel and anachronistic.
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