The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced this Friday that her government plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba "in the coming days" —mainly food and other supplies— after receiving requests from the island.
"We are considering sending this aid, if not over the weekend, then by Monday at the latest, and it mainly consists of food and some other supplies that have been requested from us," he said during his daily briefing from Michoacán.
Sheinbaum explained that the coordination of this support has been carried out through diplomatic channels and Mexican authorities, with the backing of Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, head of the Presidential Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The president framed the announcement within parallel efforts to resume oil shipments to Cuba, but emphasized that Mexico seeks to do so without exposing itself to sanctions announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
"We have been working on it and, as you know, in all diplomatic efforts to be able to send oil back to Cuba," he stated.
Nevertheless, Sheinbaum emphasized that the priority is to avoid any harm to Mexico. “Obviously, we do not want there to be sanctions against Mexico, but we are in that dialogue process and for now humanitarian aid will be sent,” she reiterated.
The topic, as highlighted in a note from EFE, is sensitive due to the context of trade tensions and warnings from the United States regarding possible measures against countries that supply fuel to the island, which has led the Mexican government to explore diplomatic alternatives before resuming energy shipments.
When asked about the possibility of speaking directly with the Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, Sheinbaum stated that she is open to it if necessary, although she specified that so far, the efforts have been channeled through the embassy of Cuba in Mexico.
"If necessary, yes. Until now… we have been through the Cuban embassy in Mexico," he noted.
The eventual delivery of aid would occur after on Tuesday the director of Mexican Petroleum (Pemex), Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, declared that the state-owned company sent oil to Cuba in 2025 for 496 million dollars and that Mexico has only one active commercial contract with the island.
In recent days, Mexico acknowledged that it has limited shipments to Cuba to prevent the activation of tariffs by the United States, although it stated that it will continue to send humanitarian aid.
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