At the conclusion of her tour of Nayarit, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo endorsed the call made the previous day by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to support the people of Cuba in the face of the economic and oil blockade imposed by the United States. She affirmed that her government will maintain solidarity with the island because “a brotherly people is suffering.”
During the distribution of *Mujeres Bienestar* (Women’s Well-being) Pension cards at the Compostela Sports Complex, the President maintained that the situation facing the Caribbean nation demands Mexican solidarity. She recalled the message disseminated on Saturday by López Obrador on social media, in which he called upon citizens to participate in a fundraising drive in support of the Cuban people, via deposits to Banorte account 1358451779—an account this newspaper had already publicized in recent days—which belongs to the civil association *Humanidad con América Latina* (Humanity with Latin America), an initiative driven by the workers and contributors of *La Jornada*.
“Yesterday, President López Obrador wrote something on his social media channels and said: ‘I feel deeply pained by what is happening to the people of Cuba,’ because for many years now, the United States and other countries have imposed a blockade on the Cuban people, preventing products from reaching them,” Sheinbaum stated before hundreds of attendees.
“Recently, they established another cordon to prevent oil from arriving. They are suffering, and they are a brotherly, close-knit people.”
She underscored that, despite criticism from sectors of the opposition, her government will continue to provide support to the island, as she considers solidarity with other peoples to be an integral part of Mexico’s historical values. “There are those who say: ‘I do not agree with the government of Cuba.’ That is fine, but that need not be a reason for the people to suffer.”
In her message, the President linked this stance to what she termed “Mexican Humanism”—a concept which, she noted, was first articulated by López Obrador during a rally held in Mexico City in 2022, and which, she stated, constitutes the ideological foundation of the Fourth Transformation.
“That philosophy is called Mexican Humanism, and it rests on two pillars—one of which stems from the greatness of our Indigenous peoples, representing the very essence of our fraternity and solidarity,” she affirmed.
This tradition of fraternity, she highlighted, is reflected—for instance—in recent instances of community support during natural disasters across various states of the country, where “I was able to witness the solidarity of our citizens, even in the midst of adversity. People—even while suffering themselves—would offer the little they had. ‘Madam President, have you eaten? Here, take my tortilla.’ That is not something you find in just any people.”
She maintained that humanism and solidarity are integral to the national identity, and that these values will continue to guide the actions of her administration. “We should feel immense pride in being Mexican. We are an extraordinary, hardworking people—always ready to lend a hand to our fellow human beings. That is what it means to be Mexican.”
[ SOURCE: CUBA DEBATE / with information from La Jornada ]
