March 30 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that Mexico has "every right" to send fuel to Cuba, describing the shipments as a sovereign decision amid ongoing energy shortages on the island.
Speaking at her daily morning press conference, Sheinbaum addressed international pressure and Cuba's energy crisis, emphasizing that fuel exports can be justified on humanitarian or commercial grounds.
"Mexico has every right to send fuel, whether for humanitarian or commercial reasons, but we do not want to affect Mexico with tariff increases. If shipments were reduced, they were later scaled back, and the goal is always to provide humanitarian aid," she said, according to Mexican newspaper La Jornada.
Sheinbaum said her government is working with Cuban authorities to restore crude oil supplies that were temporarily disrupted following tariff threats and restrictions linked to U.S. policy.
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