Mexico City - The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) said the first two shipments of humanitarian aid to Cuba from Mexico have arrived at their destination.
Mexico has sent two Navy (AL) logistics ships carrying 897 tons of basic necessities to crisis-hit Cuba, following tariff pressure by US President Donald Trump.
The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said more than 1,650 tons of powdered milk and nuts were also being prepared for shipment to Cuba.
"In accordance with the tradition of solidarity of the Mexican people with the Latin American peoples and at the instruction of President Claudia Sheinbaum, the Ministry of the Navy reports that the humanitarian aid sent by the Mexican government has arrived in the Republic of Cuba," the Mexican Foreign Ministry said, as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Friday, February 13.
The Mexican AL stated that 1,650 tons of powdered milk and nuts were still waiting to be shipped to Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean.
Mexico took this step after Trump issued an executive order in late January imposing import tariffs on goods from countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba. He considered Cuba as "an extraordinary threat to US national security."
Responding to the action, Mexico stopped sending oil to Cuba.
President Sheinbaum then tasked Mexican officials to conduct diplomacy with the US so that shipments could continue. However, he also said Mexico would continue to help the Cuban people through humanitarian aid.
In international law and diplomatic practice, humanitarian assistance is often excluded from the application of economic sanctions.
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