WASHINGTON, WILLEMSTAD - The United States has officially requested the government of Curaçao last weekend to use its airport for the transport of emergency aid to the Venezuelan population. The first supplies are relief goods such as water, medicine, and food.
Last Wednesday, Curaçao already announced that it was willing to do so. That was after a request from Juan Guaidó, the self-proclaimed interim president who is involved in a struggle for power with President Nicolás Maduro.
The government of Curaçao, under the leadership of Prime Minister Rhuggenaath, has set a number of conditions: for example, the airport may only be used for humanitarian goods. Military equipment is not permitted. The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro also must agree with the transport. The Americans are not allowed to use their own air base at Hato airport.
The expectation is that the US and Curaçao will agree this week so that the operation can start.
(Curaçao Chronicle: We are trying not to use old pictures of the American military in Curaçao because these are being used for fake news. We are just using the picture of the office of the Prime Minister who is politically responsible for this entire operation)