The envoy of Mike Pence and Juan Guaidó in Washington spoke about the arrival of humanitarian aid to Venezuela

US Vice President Mike Pence and Carlos Vecchio, maximum representative in Washington of the self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, They spoke Tuesday of how to get humanitarian aid in this country of South America.

"In the coming hours, we will announce the release of the humanitarian aid, on its arrival and its contents", Vecchio said in statements to the press a few hours after his meeting with Pence and after another meeting with lawmakers.

Vecchio, commercial director of Guaidó in Washington, DCHe said that helping his country is a "challenge" and, at the request of the press, He did not rule out that he was going to enter through the border with Colombia and he was limited to saying that there were "several options" on the table.

"I says Vecchio I trust our people and the armed forces when our army will facilitate the entry of these medicines and food. I do not doubt that it will happen "

Already Monday, the former mayor of Venezuela David Smolansky I consider that the blockade of humanitarian aid by the dictator, Nicolás Maduro, would mean a "Turning Point" for the military stratum, so far faithful to the President and whose support is essential for those who want to exercise power in Venezuela.

Last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced thatThe government "is ready" to provide more than $ 20 million in humanitarian aid to the "people" of Venezuela.

In a statement on the meeting between Pence and Vecchio, The White House has not commented on this humanitarian aid and is limited to "strongly insisting on the long-standing goal of the United States". restore democracy in Venezuela through free and fair elections ".

At the rendezvous with Pence also attended Julio Borges, appointed as representative in front of the Lima Group, conformed by the countries of the American continent which consider broken democracy in Venezuela; as well as Smolansky and Francisco Márquez, Political adviser of the Guaidó mission in Washington.

For its part, Guaidó celebrated the meeting via Twitter and thanked the US government for the recognition of the diplomatic representatives.

Vecchio was accepted as Venezuela's diplomatic representative last Sunday by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The confirmation of Vecchio at the head of the diplomatic mission of Guaidó, that the White House recognizes as the legitimate president of Venezuela, highlights the formation of a parallel embbady in the United States, after the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro, broke off diplomatic relations with Washington.