US State Dept. Official To Join Military Flight Delivering Aid To Venezuela - Statement

Sumaira FH Published February 16, 2019 | 02:27 AM

US State Dept. Official to Join Military Flight Delivering Aid to Venezuela - Statement

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th February, 2019) Officials from the State Department and US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be aboard a military aircraft that the United States is sending to the Venezuelan border on Saturday to deliver aid to the crisis-torn country, the department's Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said.

"On February 16, the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Defense, in a cooperative effort, will deliver aid ready for distribution within Venezuela to Cucuta, Colombia," Palladino said in a statement on Friday. "Department of State and USAID officials will join the flight of humanitarian assistance leaving Miami on February 16."

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