Washington and Bogota are determined to work together to resolve the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela and provide humanitarian aid to the Latin American country, US Presidents Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque Marquez said in a joint statement
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th February, 2019) Washington and Bogota are determined to work together to resolve the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela and provide humanitarian aid to the Latin American country, US Presidents Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque Marquez said in a joint statement.
"The United States and Colombia are committed to taking steps to resolve the ongoing democratic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela," the statement said Wednesday. "Both countries strongly support Interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaido, and call on all countries around the world to support peace and stability in the region by recognizing President Guaido."
Earlier in the day, Trump and Duque conducted a bilateral meeting at the White House. At the meeting, the presidents promised to send a "tremendous" amount of humanitarian aid to Venezuela.
Trump declined to clarify if the United States will send additional troops to Colombia amid the ongoing crisis in neighboring Venezuela. "We will see," he told reporters.
Opposition leader Guaido proclaimed himself Venezuela's interim president on January 23, and was promptly recognized by the United States and a number of Latin American countries, including Colombia. Incumbent President Nicolas Maduro's leadership has meanwhile been supported by Russia and China, among others.
