Diaz-Canel thanks Mexico for aid

Havana, Feb. 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel thanked Mexico for sending more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid amid the tightening of the US blockade against the Caribbean nation. On his account on X, the president expressed, “Thank you #Mexico. For the solidarity, the affection, the always warm embrace of #Cuba.”

February 9, 2026
13:35

The Cuban Foreign Ministry reciprocated with a simple “Thank you,” echoing the words of the island’s ambassador to Mexico, Eugenio Martinez.

The diplomat said: “Our sincere and profound gratitude to the Government of Mexico, its people, and its President for the material aid sent to the Cuban people.”

The day before, the ships Papaloapan and Isla Holbox set sail from the port of Veracruz with the aid that “will help alleviate the consequences of the cruel economic war against Cuba,” the ambassador said.

In a statement, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs detailed that the Papaloapan 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.

Meanwhile, the Isla Holbox is carrying just over 277 tons of powdered milk.

The Ministry announced that both shipments are expected to arrive at their destination in four days, and that more than 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans remain to be shipped.

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