US EditionMexico to Send Humanitarian Aid to Cuba Amid Havana-Washington Tensions
Mexico aims to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Cuba by sending aid and pursuing diplomatic options for fuel amid U.S. sanctions and a reduction in Venezuelan oil shipments.
- On Sunday in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans to send food, household goods and essential supplies to Cuba through the Secretariat of the Navy this week.
- Since last month, U.S. actions have intensified focus on Cuba after President Donald Trump oversaw the seizure of Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro and last week declared a national emergency with sanctions on oil suppliers.
- Mexico's diplomatic discussions involve Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Mexico's secretary of Foreign Affairs, talking with Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, while exploring diplomatic channels to send fuel to Cuba.
- Last week, Sheinbaum paused oil shipments to Cuba as "a sovereign decision," and she and Trump spoke for about 40 minutes Thursday amid uncertainty after the U.S. national emergency.
- The move comes against a backdrop of a long-standing U.S. embargo, and Sheinbaum said `We are already doing all the work necessary to send humanitarian aid that the Cuban people need-- other household items and supplies` despite secondary sanctions.
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Guaymas, Son., President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo rejected having dealt with U.S. President Donald Trump, any agreement related to sending oil to Cuba and confirmed that her government is preparing urgent humanitarian aid for the island, in the face of the crisis facing its population.
According to Mexico's President, the necessary preparations are under way for the shipment of aid to the Cuban population. US President Trump had threatened countries supplying Cuba with oil with tariffs.
Mexico will send a shipment of food and commodities to Cuba this week as humanitarian aid, revealed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The president has confirmed that the shipments of oil from the Mexican coasts to the island are suspended, but has stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is negotiating with its counterpart in Washington so that the supply of hydrocarbons can resume.
The US is threatening Cuba's oil suppliers with high tariffs. Mexico is now planning humanitarian support for the country – and is also promising oil.
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