Mexico and the European Union expressed their shared commitment to human dignity, multilateral cooperation, and solidarity with the Cuban people today through a declaration released in this capital.

“Both parties underscored their shared commitment to human dignity, multilateral cooperation, and humanitarian solidarity with the Cuban people, as well as the importance of upholding international humanitarian principles,” the document states.

The declaration is the result of the VIII Summit between both parties, held here this Friday with the presence of the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the Presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council, António Costa, among other authorities.

This positioning occurs within a context marked by the intensification of the United States blockade against the Caribbean nation. For more than six decades, Washington has applied an economic, commercial, and financial siege against the largest of the Antilles, which was reinforced last January through an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The lack of access to fuel resulting from this tightening affects sensitive areas such as electricity generation, hospital operations, food production and distribution, and water pumping within the country.

On May 1, Trump announced further coercive measures against the island, declared his intention to take control of the Antillean nation “almost immediately,” and stated that, following the war in Iran, he might send the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to within approximately 100 yards (91.44 meters) of the coast.

Such threats from the Republican leader and subsequent actions against the Caribbean country have triggered widespread rejection and denunciation from grassroots sectors, governments, and politicians worldwide.