Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed on Tuesday, June 2nd, that her country continues to support Cuba by sending humanitarian aid and maintaining the Sembrando Vida program, an initiative designed by the Mexican government to promote food self-sufficiency and improve the well-being of farmers.
During her morning press conference, the mayor detailed that a shipment of supplies and food was recently dispatched to the island, highlighting the participation of Uruguay, which contributed a shipment of milk that was consolidated in Mexican territory before departing.
“We send humanitarian aid, and if it’s through Mexico, it’s done very transparently, and it’s sent to the island,” emphasized Sheinbaum, who distinguished this logistical approach from the aid provided by other countries such as Spain, Brazil, or China, which manage their aid directly with the Cuban government.
The president recalled that the Sembrando Vida (Sowing Life) program is a social support scheme that, in addition to Cuba, is also active and operational in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Mexico’s support for the island comes in a context of growing tension, marked by the economic, commercial, and financial blockade that the United States has maintained against Cuba for more than sixty years. This embargo was recently intensified by an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump, which restricted access to fuel on the island.
The measure, which threatens to impose tariffs on goods from countries that supply oil to the island nation, has generated fuel shortages that directly impact essential services for the Cuban population, such as the healthcare system, electricity generation, drinking water supply, and the food production chain.
This aggression by the US administration provoked public rejection from various social, political, and governmental sectors both in Mexico and internationally. Political tensions escalated following another executive order, signed on May 1st, imposing sanctions on more individuals and entities in Cuba, as well as the indictment issued by Washington against the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro Ruz.
According to the Cuban government and people, this maneuver against Castro lacks legal basis and is part of a political strategy aimed at fabricating a pretext to justify military aggression against the Caribbean nation.
IMAGE CREDIT: Mexico’s support for Cuba comes at a complex time for the island, marked by the intensification of the US embargo. Photo: EFE.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
