CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said he will defy a government ban on humanitarian aid by sending large convoys of medicine into the country with the help of neighbouring nations.
In an interview Thursday, Guaido told The Associated Press the move will be a “new test” for Venezuela’s military, whose top brass has sided with President Nicolas Maduro since protests against his rule broke out.
Guaido explained that aid for Venezuela will include life-saving medicines that are scarce in Venezuela and will be transported by vehicles arriving at several border points, after it is shipped into “friendly ports” in neighbouring countries.
“We are not just taking aid from the United States,” Guaido explained. “But in the next few days we will announce a global coalition to send aid to Venezuela.”
Manuel Rueda And Clbyburn Saint John, The Associated Press
