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The former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador emerged from his retirement to request financial assistance for the Cuban regime.
AMLO, who rarely speaks publicly after leaving the presidency, invited via X to deposit money into the bank account of the civil association “Humanity with Latin America, opened by citizens, writers, and journalists to purchase food, medicine, oil, and gasoline, and to help the Cuban people. "Let everyone contribute what they can!".
The leftist leader stated that he is in retirement but that it "hurts him that they seek to exterminate, for their ideals of freedom and defense of sovereignty, the brotherly people of Cuba.”
"To those who believe this is an unrelated conflict, I remind you of what General Cárdenas said during the invasion of Playa Girón: 'It is not right to advocate our indifference to their heroic struggle, for their fate is our own,'" he added
According to the media outlet LatinUs, Humanidad con América Latina A.C. received its authorization to operate just last week: on Monday, March 9.
The association is in the name of Carlos Pellicer Cámara's nephew, who was a teacher and political mentor to López Obrador, they add.
The government of AMLO's successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, has remained one of the closest allies of the Cuban regime.
On Friday, at least two ships from the Mexican Navy arrived at the port of Havana with a new shipment of humanitarian aid intended for Cuba.
According to posts shared on social media by the Cuban ambassador to Mexico, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, the vessels are carrying donations sent by the Mexican government and people to help alleviate the severe crisis on the island.
Cuban official media also released images of the arrival of the ships at the capital's port. The state portal Cubadebate reported that the shipment includes food, hygiene products, and medical supplies donated by Mexico.
The Cuban leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed his gratitude for the gesture and highlighted Mexico as one of the countries that has most supported the island in the current circumstances.
According to preliminary reports released by journalist Bernardo Espinosa, this shipment would be the third consignment of material aid sent from Mexico to Cuba amid the severe economic crisis and shortage of basic goods that the island is facing.
So far, no details have been specified regarding the total volume of the cargo or the exact date on which the resources will be distributed within the country.
Cuba is facing a situation characterized by shortages of food, medicines, and fuel, along with frequent blackouts affecting a large part of the population, amid the oil blockade and rising tensions with the Trump Administration.
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