The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Mexican government sent humanitarian aid to Cuba, with an initial shipment of 814 tons of food supplies aboard two Mexican Navy ships that departed this Sunday and are expected to arrive on the island in four days.
“In compliance with the instructions of Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Constitutional President of the United Mexican States, the Secretariat of the Navy reports that, through the Mexican Navy, humanitarian aid is being sent to the Republic of Cuba via the Logistics Support Ships Papaloapan and Isla Holbox.
“Both ships departed today from the port of Veracruz with a cargo of more than 814 tons of food supplies destined for the civilian population of the island of Cuba.”
In the statement, the Mexican Foreign Ministry detailed that the Papaloapan departed at 8:00 a.m. this Sunday from the Port of Veracruz, while the Isla Holbox left at noon. Both are expected to arrive in Cuba in four days.
They also specified that this would be the first shipment, as they have more than 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans pending delivery.
“The supplies from the Central Naval Region were concentrated in the The shipment departed from the dock of the National Port System Administration (Asipona) in Veracruz.
“The Papaloapan ship is transporting essential food items, including liquid milk, meat products, cookies, beans, rice, tuna in water, sardines, and vegetable oil, as well as personal hygiene products, with a cargo of approximately 536 tons of these goods. The Isla Holbox ship loaded just over 277 tons of powdered milk for the same purpose.”
The Mexican government reiterated its long-standing tradition of solidarity with the peoples of Latin America, providing this type of humanitarian aid and cited as examples its assistance in recent months following natural disasters such as floods and fires in both Chile and California in the United States.
Therefore, the aid to Cuba is part of “maintaining its tradition of solidarity” whenever such assistance is needed.
“With these actions, the Government of Mexico reaffirms the humanist principles and solidarity that guide it, as well as its commitment to international cooperation among nations, especially with those who, in situations of emergency and vulnerability, require humanitarian aid.
“Cuba and Mexico are sister nations, heirs to a long history of solidarity that we honor today.”
Source: msn
