The United States has started to send humanitarian aid to Venezuela in response to Juan Guaidó's request

The United States has started to send humanitarian aid to Venezuela, in response to a request from the President of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, who has proclaimed himself interim president of the country and is recognized as such by Washington, in defiance of Nicolás Maduro's regime.

"In response to President Guaidó's appeal, the United States is mobilizing and transporting humanitarian aid to the people # VenezuelaThe White House National Security Advisor, John Bolton, said Saturday on Twitter.

A spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House confirmed that the deployment of help has already begunbut did not specify whether this badistance entered Venezuela and did not provide logistical details of where this entry could take place. The United States lent more than $ 20 million to Venezuelans

In this regard, Guaidó announced this Saturday in a mbadive demonstration that in the coming days, the collection of aid at the border with Colombia, Brazil and on a Caribbean island, an initiative described as "global coalition for humanitarian aid and freedom in Venezuela"

For his part, Bolton published: "I salute the hard work of USAID, the State Department and its partners, in preparing critical supplies for the mobilization of this weekend".

The photos shared by Mark Green, administrator of the US badistance program abroad, show boxes of packaged food ready to be consumed.

Moments after Bolton's tweet, the self-proclaimed president responded to the US councilor's message. "We are a new government, determined to create a climate of trust. This trust will come not only with humanitarian aid but with the rescue of all Venezuela. Our country has the support of the world! ", He badured.

Some 2.3 million Venezuelans have left the country since 2015 due to a severe economic crisis characterized by shortages of food, medicine and hyperinflation.

This week, the US special envoy for Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, revealed that his government was planning to open a humanitarian corridor and to maintain contacts with Brazil and Colombia on this issue, although that he acknowledged that Maduro's "cooperation" would be necessary to: enter the country. The opening of this chain might require the participation of troops, whether they are American or from another country in the region, which Chavismo interprets as a threat.

(With information from EFE and AFP)