The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that Mexico will send two naval vessels carrying food and medical supplies to Cuba.
The ships will leave the port of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as a humanitarian operation in Mexico to help the Cuban people facing the worst conditions. Political repression In decades.
These ships will carry syringes, oxygen tanks and face masks, as well as powdered milk, canned tuna, beans, flour, cooking oil and gasoline.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations stated in a statement that the aid “is in line with the Mexican government’s policy of international solidarity.”
The department also stated that it will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to help Latin American and Caribbean countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Also on Thursday, President Joe Biden authorized New U.S. sanctions Oppose Cuban officials responsible for suppressing peaceful protesters.
In the sanctions imposed, the White House promised to expedite any requests for the export of humanitarian or medical supplies to the Cuban people, and urged international partners to do the same.
Cuban police arrest About 500 Among millions of demonstrators and activists Their concerns On July 11, they took to the streets to protest the restrictions on their access to food, medicine and COVID-19 vaccine.
The Cuban government blamed the protests on the economic difficulties caused by the so-called U.S.-sponsored “counter-revolutionaries” who used the U.S. embargo over decades. ABC News report.
Latin American governments have Split along the ideological line Protests about Cuba
