The declaration is the result of the VIII Summit between the two parties, held here this Friday with the participation of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, as well as other authorities.

The statement comes in 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 embargo against Cuba, reinforced last January through an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump.

The lack of access to fuel resulting from this tightening of restrictions affects critical sectors such as electricity generation, hospital operations, food production and distribution, and water pumping in the country.

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

Such threats from the Republican and subsequent actions against the Caribbean country have sparked rejection and condemnation from popular sectors, governments, and politicians worldwide.

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