The Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed words of sympathy towards the president of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), who on Sunday night celebrated a new anniversary of the independence of that country with the last "shout" of his term, which will conclude on the first of October.
"#VivaMéxico a thousand times, dear brother López Obrador. Your term has been one of justice and support and solidarity with the dispossessed and with the brothers of Our America," wrote the Cuban leader on X, while expressing that he feels "a deep emotion from your last #GritoDeIndependencia."
Along with the post, Díaz-Canel shared a video showing AMLO from the balcony of the National Palace, in the Zócalo of Mexico City, directing cheers to the heroes of the Aztec nation.
After AMLO fulfilled the traditions of the celebration: ringing a bell, waving the flag, and singing the National Anthem, the festivities transitioned into a fireworks and drone show, marking the last event of this kind for the current president in his capacity as a ruler, since on the first day of October he will hand over the presidential sash to his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, also from the ruling party MORENA.
Hours earlier, Díaz-Canel also greeted the president and the elected leader, wishing them success in the celebration of this anniversary of Mexican Independence, and he referred to the recent approval of a controversial reform to the judiciary.
"By celebrating the #CryOfDolores, with the triumph of the #JudicialReform, they reaffirm the historic nature of the date," he said in his message.
During AMLO's six-year term, which began in December 2018, the Cuban leader visited Mexico officially on at least five occasions, while the Mexican only went to Cuba once, in his capacity as president of the United Mexican States.
Díaz-Canel's last stay in Mexico was to attend a Migration Summit called "Meeting for a Fraternal Neighborhood and in Search of Well-Being," which was held on Sunday, October 22, 2023, in Palenque, in the state of Chiapas, in the south of the country.
The summit took place amid the acute migration crisis in Central America, due to the increase in the illegal flow of people through routes in the region with the aim of reaching the border of Mexico and the United States. This issue has not found a solution at present.
In May of this year, the Cuban leader reached an agreement with the Mexican executive to arrange the hiring of 1,200 doctors sent to Mexico.
This agreement has not been free of criticism, both from the opposition to the AMLO government and from Cubans, who are immersed in a deep crisis in the healthcare system, where the lack of medications, supplies, and the shortage of staff in hospitals are chronic problems.
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