‘They have been supported so that the vessels do not travel alone’ - Sheinbaum on anti-blockade flotilla to Cuba

"Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that a Mexican Navy patrol is escorting vessels that have departed from the city of Progreso, in Yucatan, to Cuba in a humanitaian flotilla, during a press conference on Monday in Mexico City. “They have been supported so that the vessels do not travel alone, because there are some very small vessels. So this is to ensure they do not encounter any problems along the way,” she stated, adding that “they are small boats, so support is provided so they do not have any problems along the route. If they have a breakdown in the boat, they are assisted.” So far, three vessels from Mexico have headed to Cuba, carrying a total of 33 tons of humanitarian aid, as part of the international initiative Nuestra America Convoy To Cuba. "We uphold the self-determination of the Cuban people to define their own government. We are against the blockade," she added. Sheinbaum also defended Mexico's energy autonomy amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, which has remained closed since early March due to the war in the Middle East, affecting the global transit of hydrocarbons. The Mexican leader highlighted her visit to the Salina Cruz refinery, in Oaxaca, on Sunday, to oversee progress in the construction of a coking plant, which will allow the use of heavy crude oil residues. "Yesterday we were at the Salina Cruz refinery, it has been very important, especially at this moment, when the problem is not only the price of oil, which has risen as it has, but also the possible shortage," she said. "Asian countries are experiencing problems because they do not have [oil]. Because it is not allowed, well, because there are issues in the passage through the Strait [Hormuz], since most of the oil continues to come from Arab countries, from the Middle East and from Iran and that region of the planet," she added. "

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