TORONTO, Canada. — This Monday, the Government of Canada announced that it is preparing a aid package for Cuba as the island grapples with blackouts and a serious fuel shortageaggravated by a US oil embargo.
The minister of Foreign Relations, Anita Ananddeclined to go into details.
“We are preparing a plan to help. At this time we are not in a position to provide any details of the announcement,” said Minister Anita Anand.
Cuba faces a energy crisis which has intensified in recent weeks, after its main supplier, Venezuelaended its oil shipments after the United States military operation in the South American nation that resulted in the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduroin the first days of the year. Mexicoanother major supplier, subsequently suspended its oil shipments in the face of pressure from the United States.
Air Canada and other airlines have canceled their flights to the Caribbean island due to fuel shortages.
Canadian tourism is vital to Cuba’s economy. Global Affairs Canadaa government office, has noted that Canada is the second largest source of direct investment on the island, particularly in the mining and tourism sectors.
Canada would join Mexico in delivering aid
Mexico, Chile and Russia send aid to a Cuba drowned by the US oil blockade.
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Two ships of the Mexican Navy loaded with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba earlier this month, two weeks after the president of the United States, Donald Trumpthreatened to impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to the island, deepening the economic and energy crisis in the Caribbean nation. The ships carried about 800 tons of goods, and 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans.
The economic crisis that has affected Cuba since 2020 It has been aggravated by the tightening of US sanctions that aim to force a change in the island’s political model.
Because Cuba produces only the 40% of fuel that it needs, remains extremely vulnerable to external blockages. Although some of its most important allies, such as Russia and China, have condemned the US measures, their support has been largely symbolic until now.
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