The regime of Nicolás Maduro organized a "contra concert" on the border with Colombia, in defiance of the opposition

While the opposition, with the collaboration of a large part of the international community, is preparing a major mobilization for the next weekend to ensure the distribution of humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people, the Nicolás Maduro regime continues to obstruct this effort.

Chavista Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez announced Monday that the next 22 and 23 will be celebrated a "great concert" under the motto "Hands out of Venezuela" on the border with Colombia, which will coincide with the concert of support for humanitarian aid that will take place Friday in the Colombian city.

"We have received a proposal from a large number of Venezuelan artists who have requested a cultural meeting, a great concert for peace, for life," said the head of Chavez during a meeting. conference.

Rodriguez did not specify which artists would be presented at this concert that will take place on Simón Bolívar bridge, but badured that it had been necessary to organize it in two days. the number of "brothers around the world who want to participate".

He said, in turn, that it was "a message of denunciation against the brutal aggression that attempts to control the Venezuelan people".

For its part, the Minister of Information informed that 20,000 Clap boxes would be sent "to help the people". "We will also call on doctors to treat the Colombian people," said Rodríguez, who said that in this border area "40% of children live in poverty".

Next Saturday will also be another "big concert" on the Colombian side of the border, in Cucuta, called "Venezuela Aid Live", announced February 14 by British businessman Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group.

In this city, they are stored tons of humanitarian aid which should be sent to Venezuela, a country that has been undergoing a serious humanitarian crisis for almost five years and is experiencing the greatest shortage of food and medicine in its history.

The President of Colombia, Iván Duqueand the head of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed Venezuela's interim president in January, highlighted last Friday the importance of this concert to mobilize the world in favor of humanitarian aid for the country.

Among the invited artists are Luis Fonsi, Juanes, Ricardo Montaner, Juan Luis Guerra, Fonseca, Alejandro Sanz, J. Balvin, Carlos Vives, Nacho, Anitta, Mau and Ricky, Danny Ocean, Alesso Dj and the musicians Marko, Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso.