Mexico City/The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, was this Thursday “proud to support Cuba” with the sending of humanitarian aid and rejected the versions about the alleged concealment of information about Mexican support for the Island.
“We have nothing to hide with Cuba. On the contrary, we are proud to support the Cuban people. I am proud to support the people of Cuba because it is the best diplomatic tradition that our country has had,” Sheinbaum said during his morning conference.
The Mexican president rejected that her government has reserved information about aid shipments at the request of Havana. However, as published this Thursday The Universalthe Government of Miguel Díaz-Canel asked Mexico, through a verbal diplomatic note, to classify for five years the information related to humanitarian aid shipments sent to the Island, and the Mexican authorities would have agreed to that request.
Havana argued that the disclosure of this data could compromise the delivery of food and medicine, by encouraging actions by “dissidents” and “antagonistic groups.”
According to a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a request for information addressed to the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation, Havana argued that the disclosure of this data could compromise the delivery of food and medicine, by encouraging actions by “dissidents” and “antagonistic groups” who, according to that version, spread false information to incite the population, boycott the distribution of donations and even misappropriate them.
The Mexican newspaper adds that the authorities of that country justified the reservation with the argument of protecting the bilateral relationship, preventing humanitarian cooperation from becoming a factor of violence and social instability and preserving the diplomatic image of Mexico and its regional leadership. The note also indicates that the assistance had to be provided with Cuba’s consent and under “prudent support channels”, in a context in which, according to the official response cited, the aim was to prevent a scenario of “social chaos, ungovernability and insurgency by shock groups.” The Universal It adds that, after four shipments sent on Armed Forces ships between February and March, the accumulated volume of aid destined for the civilian population amounted to 3,125 tons.
“Cuba has never asked Mexico to reserve information,” emphasized Sheinbaum, who described that version as “false.”
Sheinbaum affirmed that his Administration has records on exports and that these have been carried out under commercial schemes, in addition to the humanitarian aid that Mexico has decided to send.
Sheinbaum announced on March 30 that his Government is working with the Cuban authorities to reactivate the supply of oil to the Island
The Mexican president has reiterated on several occasions that her Government will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Cuba. He has also indicated that, both in terms of fuel and social assistance, cooperation is maintained under criteria of sovereignty and without affecting national interests.
Sheinbaum announced on March 30 that his Government is working with the Cuban authorities to reactivate the supply of oil to the Island, after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, indicated that he had “no problem” with Cuba receiving a Russian ship with oil despite the energy blockade decreed by Washington.
Since mid-2024, Cuba has been experiencing a serious energy crisis due to the conjunction of a structural factor, an obsolete electrical system with a chronic investment deficit, aggravated by the last three months of the US oil blockade.
