What are the boxes of humanitarian aid that Maduro does not want to enter Venezuela

CARACAS.- Yesterday, three aircraft of the US armed forces took
humanitarian aid for

Venezuela

the Colombian city of Cucuta, which should enter the country in a few days despite the refusal of the
President

Nicolás Maduro

and that occurs in the middle of a
political, economic and social crisis, with demonstrations in the streets and little food in supermarkets.

The first of three C-17 military aircraft, with much help, arrived at Camilo Daza International Airport, in the city of Cucuta, after one o'clock in the afternoon, where the One of the four collection centers has been opened with support from the United States. United, Colombia and other countries.

"Here you can see the first plane," said Venezuelan opposition MP José Manuel Olivares, showing, through his account of Periscope, the moment when the military aircraft landed at the airport. # 39; airport. "This plane is filled with solutions, hope and food," said Olivares.

The planes carry hundreds of cardboard boxes bearing the US Agency for International Development label and contain hygiene and badistance supplies for approximately 25,000 people, as well as energy and protein cookie bags. .

According to what was published by the newspaper
In the Netherlands, the help is made up of shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, detergent, cotton, basic medicines and nutritional supplements. There are two types: one for children and one for adults. They are meant to cover the basic needs of a family for a month.

brigades

Juan Guaidó,

The opposition leader who had sworn Venezuelan president after elections reported as fraudulent weeks ago led Maduro to badume his second term, announced yesterday at a protest with thousands of volunteers that the opposition would form brigades of militants who would mobilize in caravans. at the border to help get into next Saturday's help.

In addition, the president of the National Assembly has issued a new appeal to the armed forces to authorize the entry of aid in the country. "They have a week to make the right choice," he said. In the meantime, they have banned Chavismo from allowing shipments to enter, claiming that they were contaminated and carcinogenic.

Approach in the USA

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza confirmed that he had two secret talks with Elliot Abrams, the US President's delegate.

Donald Trump,

whose government is pushing international pressure for Maduro to step down.

"In fact, the US government has appointed this gentleman, Elliot Abrams (…) to discuss with the government of Nicolas Maduro, we held two meetings to which I can not give details because I must respect confidentiality", has declared Arreaza. "The two countries have listened to each other, there have been moments of tension, there are profound differences, but at the same time, there are shared concerns".

Paraphrasing the late ex-President Hugo Chávez and Maduro, Arreaza said that if necessary, they would meet "the devil" to "defend Venezuela's sovereignty and demand respect."

AP and AFP agencies