WILLEMSTAD.-“ My heartfelt wish is that the Venezuelan border be opened so that humanitarian aid can be delivered as soon as possible. The Venezuelan people, both those who have family members inside the country; As those who are on our island as temporary residents, they suffer a very, very distressing general situation. Illnesses that since my childhood were not heard, now these diseases represent a risk of being transmitted to Curaçao. “This was stated by the Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath during a press conference yesterday, as part of the arrival of the first humanitarian products destined for the people of Venezuela and on the basis of the treaty that Curaçao signed on March 15 on behalf of the Dutch Kingdom with the United States, which consists of a health kit for emergency cases. The situation in Venezuela is very bad for most of the inhabitants, and yet the President in dispute Nicolas Maduro refuses to allow such humanitarian aid derived from the United States to enter his country.
According to Rhuggenaath, the situation in Venezuela is “too painful”. Yesterday evening Rhuggenaath called ‘once again’ to Mr. Nicolas Maduro: “To open the door and allow the humanitarian aid that is deposited here on our island Curaçao to come in. This has nothing to do with politics, this has to do with necessity, and the same would apply and it would count if Curaçao were in need and the Venezuelan people would like to give us a hand, it also counts for us that we want to give a hand to Venezuela. “Rhuggenaath explained that there is no indication of when the border will open for the entry of all humanitarian aid.” We are in talks. There are some indications about the availability of part of the Government of Maduro to open the border, but there is no specific indication or an official announcement. And this doesn’t benefit neither countries, nor Curaçao, and even worse, it does not favor Venezuela. “
