Mexico says there are talks to mediate between the U.S. and Cuba

Mexico City.- The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, stated this Wednesday that there are conversations to explore whether the country can facilitate dialogue between the United States and Cuba, while reiterating that her Government will continue sending humanitarian aid amid the acute economic crisis that the island is experiencing, aggravated by Washington's oil blockade.

“There are talks to see if it's feasible, but it depends on both governments. That is, not only on the will of the Mexican Government, but also on the will of the Cuban Government and the will of the United States Government and also on the conditions that, within the framework of its self-determination, the Cuban Government could be establishing”, the president pointed out during her morning press conference.

Without offering further details, Sheinbaum added that Mexico will continue to support the Caribbean country and called on other states to join. "Hopefully more countries will join. We are going to continue sending aid, support," she said. He also underlined that cooperation includes citizen initiatives in addition to governmental ones. "Not only is the government supporting Cuba, the people of Cuba, but there are also many citizen initiatives. Mexico has always been supportive, always, and it will not be the exception," he insisted.

Pressures on Havana

The president framed these actions within the constitutional principles of foreign policy. "I believe that has always been Mexico's position and that must be defended. Number one, the self-determination of peoples. Non-intervention, the peaceful resolution of conflicts."

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In that line, he reiterated that political decisions belong to each nation.

"The only ones who can decide the government of Cuba are the Cubans. The only ones who can decide the government of Mexico are Mexicans. Nobody else. There should be no interference or invasions," he remarked.

Last week, two Mexican ships arrived in Havana carrying more than 814 tons of food and other goods in the form of humanitarian aid. Sheinbaum has indicated that there will be a new shipment of aid, although she has not specified when it will occur, the second that Mexico will carry out in the face of the worsening of the humanitarian situation in Cuba due to the announcement of sanctions by the United States on countries that supply oil to the island. Despite criticizing the sanctions announced by the United States, Mexico has acknowledged that it has halted "for now" fuel shipments to the Caribbean island.