Mexico-Cuba Brotherhood Group Collects 1.7 Tons of Aid for Cuba

The Mexico-Cuba Brotherhood Group of the Chamber of Deputies has collected 1.7 tons of aid for the island nation, Havana's ambassador to Mexico City, Eugenio Martínez, announced Thursday.

"The Mexico-Cuba Brotherhood Group of the Chamber of Deputies announced that it collected 1.7 tons of aid for the people of Cuba and financial resources used in the purchase of oncological medications already sent to Cuba's Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology. They have decided to acquire more," the ambassador stated.

Through posts on his account on the social media platform X, the diplomat noted that, during a meeting of the Group, he was informed of "its decision to continue defending the Cuban people with new agreed-upon actions," and expressed his sincere gratitude for the support extended to the Caribbean nation.

According to the diplomatic mission of the largest of the Antilles, the Mexico-Cuba Brotherhood Group held a working meeting attended by approximately twenty lawmakers, to which they invited the Ambassador, the second-ranking Mission official, Ambassador Johana Tablada, and political counselor José Maury.

Demonstrations of solidarity with the island on the part of the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, as well as union, social, and political organizations, have been both numerous and sustained, amid the tightening of the blockade imposed by the United States.

On February 28, the Mexican Navy vessels Papaloapan and Huasteco arrived at the Port of Havana carrying a combined total of 1,193 tons of provisions.

According to the Mexican Foreign Ministry, 23 tons of material aid included in the shipment were contributed by various social organizations with the support of the capital's government through a collection point established in the Historic Center of Mexico City, constituting a first delivery.

The cargo represents the second sea shipment from Mexico to the island, following the arrival on February 12 of approximately 814 tons of staple foods and hygiene products, which were immediately distributed to the Cuban population.