The FARO Cosmos Cultural Center in Mexico City hosted the Second Cultural Day of Solidarity with Cuba, amidst the intensification of the US blockade that continues to impact the Caribbean nation.

During the event, organized by the Mexico City Cultural Outreach Department with the support of the Cuban Embassy, ??more than 40 boxes of dialysis catheters were donated to patients on the largest island in the Antilles.

The event, held this Saturday, also included activities such as the screening of a documentary about the historical ties between the two countries and a performance by singer-songwriter Karel García, who expressed his gratitude for the support shown.

At the opening, María Antonieta Pérez, Director of Outreach for the Mexico City Ministry of Culture, denounced what she called “human misery” currently being witnessed by US President Donald Trump.

For more than six decades, Washington has imposed an economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, which was tightened last January through an executive order signed by the US president.

The lack of access to fuel resulting from this intensification affects critical sectors such as electricity generation, the operation of hospitals, food production and distribution, and water pumping in the Caribbean nation.

Norma Rodríguez, cultural attaché at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico, was present at the event and emphasized that both nations have always maintained fraternal relations.

In statements reported by La Jornada, she added:

“There is a history of love and brotherhood that unites us, and what is happening today at this Lighthouse, in this beautiful place, so full of history, is also a new tradition in which we are working with the brotherhood between our peoples.”

The venue also hosted a photographic exhibition on the Cuban Revolution, among other activities