Independent Mexico has every right to send aid to Cuba in defiance of inhumane US sanctions president says
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washingtonâs suffocating economic restrictions.
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Defending his decision to fuel shipments and other humanitarian aid to Cuba, Obrador said on Tuesday that US sanctions on the socialist state were âinhumane,â and that âindependentâ Mexico was well within its rights to defy the unilaterally imposed embargo.
Earlier this week, a Mexican cargo ship loaded with 100,000 barrels of diesel fuel set sail for Cuba. The Mexican government said the fuel would be used to provide power for Cuban hospitals.
Two additional vessels loaded with medical supplies and food embarked in the following days. Mexicoâs Foreign Ministry described the shipments as humanitarian assistance aimed at helping Cuba overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington has tried to penalize ships that deliver goods to Cuba by preventing them from docking later at US ports, Obrador noted. The rule is one of the main ways the US enforces its embargo.
The US government has ratcheted up sanctions aimed at some Cuban officials accused of human rights abuses following anti-government protests in the country earlier this month.
Mexico isnât the only country that has openly bypassed Washingtonâs economic restrictions. On Saturday, Russia sent a large shipment of food and medical supplies to the island. Cubaâs trade minister applauded the move, tweeting: âWe are not alone.â
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