The Mexican ambassador to Cuba, Miguel Ignacio Díaz, reported that this is the eighth shipment of aid for the Cuban people and emphasized that the action reflects President Claudia Sheinbaum’s commitment to supporting the Cuban people in the face of the economic blockade imposed by Washington.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed that the largest of the Antilles is a country of peace that promotes solidarity and cooperation, but assured that the nation does not fear war. In an interview with the US publication Newsweek, the head of state maintained that the Caribbean island does not represent a threat to the United States, “much less an unusual and extraordinary threat as has been claimed,” and that there is no excuse for the US to resort to military aggression as a means of resolving bilateral differences.

Cuba pays tribute on Monday to Africa Day, an event that commemorates the 1963 meeting in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where 32 continental leaders established the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union.