The president appealed to the principle of sovereignty of the countries to defend crude oil shipments, which generated tension in the relationship with the United States. Mexico became Cuba’s main supplier of crude oil after the US military attack on Venezuela and the maritime blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers by the United States.
Sheinbaum added that the US measure threatens to trigger a humanitarian crisis on the island and said that Mexico will look for different alternatives to help the Cuban people, without offering more details.
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Last Saturday, Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente assured that Mexico will continue to send aid to those countries that need it. “We do not accept that there is no humanitarian aid when any country in the world requires it. And we are going to continue exercising it because this is also the mechanism that allows us to keep the dialogue alive,” he said.
Mexico suspended a delivery of oil to Cuba last week, amid pressure from Washington, although Sheinbaum affirmed that it was a sovereign decision, which responded to contractual issues between Pemex and the island.
The president stated that only 1% of oil production is sent to Cuba. “It is used in electric power plants because let’s imagine there is no electricity, since it affects hospitals and refrigerators. It is about avoiding a humanitarian crisis,” he emphasized.
