The president of MexicoClaudia Sheinbaum, stated this Friday that her Government plans to send “humanitarian aid” to Cuba in the coming days, mainly food and supplies requested by the island, while maintaining diplomatic efforts to resume oil shipments without exposing the country to sanctions announced by the US president, Donald Trump.
“We are thinking of sending this aid, if not on the weekend, then on Monday at the latest and it is mainly food, some other supplies that have been requested of us,” said the president during her morning press conference from the state of Michoacán, in western Mexico.
The governor pointed out that the coordination for support has been carried out through diplomatic channels and Mexican authorities, with the support of Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, head of the Office of the Presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself.
“We have been in it and, as you know, in all the diplomatic work to be able to send oil to Cuba,” he noted.
However, he stressed that the priority is to avoid damage to the country, although he confirmed the commitment to humanitarian assistance.
“Obviously, we do not want there to be sanctions for Mexico, but we are in that dialogue process and for now humanitarian aid will be sent,” Sheinbaum emphasized.
The statement occurs in a context of trade tensions derived from warnings from the United States about possible measures against countries that supply fuel to the island, which has led the Mexican Government to explore diplomatic alternatives before resuming energy shipments.
Mexico assures that it sent “very little” oil to Cuba in 2025
Asked about the possibility of speaking directly with the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, the president was open.
“If necessary, yes. Until now, no, we have not raised that possibility and we have been through the Cuban embassy in Mexico,” he said.
The eventual sending of aid would occur after Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, director of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), assured on Tuesday that the state company sent oil to the island for 496 million dollars in 2025 and that Mexico maintains only one current commercial contract with Cuba.
In recent days, Mexico acknowledged that it has stopped shipments to the island to avoid the activation of tariffs by the United States, although it indicated that it will continue sending humanitarian aid.
