President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected claims that the halting of oil shipments to Cuba was prompted by pressure from Washington, framing the decision as a sovereign policy choice shaped by state oil company Pemex's contractual considerations.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sheinbaum said Pemex made the decision to suspend exports, while emphasizing that Mexico's approach to supplying oil to Cuba has historically been guided by national sovereignty and humanitarian considerations. "Pemex makes its decisions, and as we have said, Mexico's decision to sell or provide oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons is also linked to a sovereign decision," she said.
