Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Mar 2.- At 8:20 p.m. this Sunday, the unloading of the ships ARM Papaloapan and ARM Huasteco of the Mexican Navy, which transported solidarity aid to Cuba, concluded in less than 35 hours, according to port authorities confirmed via journalist Bernardo Espinosa through his social media.
The operation responded to the instruction of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and involved the integration of the Maritime Port Services Company (Gemar) and the Ministry of Domestic Trade, with the objective that the food and other resources reach the population in the shortest possible time.
Betsy Díaz Velázquez, Minister of Domestic Trade, accompanied by executives from the agency and the port of Havana, verified the continuity of the unloading of products donated by the people and government of Mexico.
According to official statements from the minister, the food will be immediately incorporated into the national distribution network, guaranteeing its direct arrival to the population.
The Papaloapan transported more than a thousand tons of food, mainly beans and powdered milk, while the Huasteco unloaded dozens of additional tons of beans and various products, according to official data.
Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlighted that the arrival of the ships reaffirmed the historic brotherhood between Mexico and Cuba, and constitutes international support amidst the economic and energy difficulties faced by the nation.
The gesture was described as an act of international solidarity that strengthens the historical and political ties between both peoples and governments. (Text and photo: ACN)
