Colombia has dispatched an aid-laden plane to Cuba from the Air Force Base of the Military Air Transport Command (CATAM) in Bogotá. The shipment includes food, medicine, and medical supplies.
Cuba aid: Colombia dispatches aid plane to Cuba
Senator Gloria Flórez, co-president of the Historical Pact, stressed that the shipment represents a joint effort between the national government, social organisations, and solidarity centres. According to Flórez, the gesture seeks to strengthen historic ties between the two nations.
“This flight will be fundamental in continuing to forge bonds of brotherhood with the people of Cuba,” Flórez said.
She explained that Latin America and the Caribbean are ready to give their best in this act of solidarity. This is after Cuba experienced last year’s hurricane devastation and the conditions it faces due to reinforced unilateral measures.
The Colombian official added that they go with all their hearts to deliver medicines and food that can alleviate the current situation. The Solidarity Movement with Cuba, alongside political and social organisations, actively runs a campaign to collect essential goods.
The Women’s International Democratic Federation collected more than 1,000 kilograms of powdered milk. This includes toiletries and baby products.
Colombian activists who joined the Our America Convoy arranged the transport of electrical goods and non-perishable food items. The flight reaffirms the stance of Colombian solidarity groups against a blockade that has lasted more than six decades and directly affects Cubans’ quality of life.
Additionally, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated its readiness to provide greater solidarity assistance to Cuba. This is in coordination with national entities and to advance concrete cooperation mechanisms.
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During the High-Level Forum between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and Africa, Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio discussed cooperation mechanisms in energy, health, education, and trade.
These aim to address the energy crisis facing the Caribbean nation. This follows the consequence of the executive order that US President Donald Trump signed at the end of January this year.
In reaction, Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, commended the aid shipment solidarity.
“Bravo to the solidarity between the people of Cuba and Colombia. This is the kind of solidarity that needs to be built to marginalise and then destroy the toxicity of US hyper-imperialism,” Prashad said.
In a recent development, Spain announced it will dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba to help address critical shortages of essential goods caused by the intensifying United States economic blockade.