Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico has dispatched 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, with the first shipment scheduled to arrive Thursday, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday.
The aid package includes meat, powdered milk, liquid milk, cookies, beans, rice, tuna, sardines, vegetable oil, and personal hygiene items. Two ships carrying the supplies departed from the port of Veracruz on Sunday and are expected to reach Cuba on Thursday.
“The first shipment arrives tomorrow,” Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing from the National Palace. “The ship will return, and we’ll make a second shipment, continuing until we deliver all 800 tons. If there’s more, I know some civil society groups are organizing to collect supplies, and if they can deliver them, we’ll send those too.”
The president noted that Mexican flights to Cuba have not been suspended because the planes refuel in Mexico. “Mexican flights to the island haven’t been suspended—they load their jet fuel here in the country,” she explained.
Sheinbaum encouraged organizations and activists who want to contribute donations to contact the Interior Ministry directly. “It’s important that this is known, and in any case, we’ll provide a link from the Interior Ministry so these groups can have some connection with the government in case there’s space to send something more,” she said.
The aid comes amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for Mexico to stop supporting Cuba, which has faced a U.S. commercial blockade for decades. The Mexican Foreign Ministry confirmed the shipment details.
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