Morena’s Magdalena Rosales Says Mexican Oil for Cuba Represents Essential Humanitarian Support
San Lázaro Legislative Palace. Members of the Morena Parliamentary Group in the Chamber of Deputies highlighted the importance of Mexican oil exports to Cuba to contribute to the country’s energy supply, in the context of the economic blockade imposed by the United States for more than six decades.
At a press conference, Representative María Magdalena Rosales Cruz emphasized the historical collaboration between Mexico and Cuba in the sale of oil, through established contracts, defined payments, and formal mechanisms via Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). She stressed that this exchange represents essential humanitarian support for the island’s energy needs.
“We Mexicans stand in solidarity with the Cuban people, we stand in solidarity with all the peoples that the empire wants to crush.”
“We Mexicans stand in solidarity with the Cuban people, we stand in solidarity with all the peoples that the empire wants to crush,” he said, recalling that Mexico maintained diplomatic relations with Cuba after the Cuban Revolution and has maintained, since then, a fraternal relationship between the two peoples.
For her part, Representative Claudia García Hernández stated that current international politics is being defined, in many cases, through pressure tactics that affect various nations. She expressed the Morena party’s solidarity with Cuba and acknowledged that country’s historical cooperation with Mexico, particularly in medical and humanitarian matters.
Meanwhile, Congressman Gabriel García Hernández highlighted the Mexican president’s stance with her US counterpart, Donald Trump, urging him to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid, including fuel supplies. He stated that denying this type of support violates fundamental humanitarian principles.
The legislators from Morena reiterated that energy cooperation with Cuba should be understood as an act of international solidarity and humanitarian aid, in accordance with Mexican diplomatic tradition and respect between nations.
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