Venezuelan President Warns of Fake Humanitarian Aid
Mr Maduro warned that Caracas would not allow a “false humanitarian aid drama” in the country, and called on the international community to lift the embargo that has cost Venezuela up to $10 billion.
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| Venezuelans participate in a march in support of President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas on January 23, 2019. Source: AFP/ VNA |
On February 8, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned that Caracas would not allow a “false humanitarian aid drama” in the country, and called on the international community to lift the embargo that has caused losses equivalent to $10 billion for Venezuela.
Speaking at a press conference with domestic and international media, President Maduro said: "Venezuela rejects the fake humanitarian aid drama", he affirmed that the Venezuelan government is fully capable of providing food, medical care, housing and jobs for the people.
The South American leader emphasized that there is no such thing as a "humanitarian crisis" in Venezuela, because it is only a product created by the US, with the complicity of the domestic opposition, to justify the plot to intervene militarily in this oil-rich country.
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| Venezuelan President Maduro. Photo: Reuters |
President Maduro argued that instead of “aid,” stop the “financial pursuit,” and that with the $10 billion embargo, Venezuela could secure everything its people needed.
The South American leader also condemned the US plot to "attack" countries with large natural resources, using opposition figures to cause instability.Referring to the possibility that Venezuela's oil industry will be "thoroughly" embargoed by the US government, President Maduro said that Washington itself will have to suffer "serious" consequences in this matter.
He also warned that those who deliberately accept positions in the State Oil Corporation (PDVSA) and Citgo, PDVSA's US subsidiary, appointed by opposition leader Juan Guaido, will face legal sanctions.
