"Disgusting" that Venezuela's Maduro would close borders to aid, says UK

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives a statement to the media in Berlin, Germany, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - Copyright FABRIZIO BENSCH(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 22/02/2019 - 16:32•Updated 25/04/2024 - 20:48

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LONDON (Reuters) - It is "disgusting and wholly unacceptable" of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to close borders to humanitarian aid, Britain's foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Friday.

"Maduro closing borders to humanitarian aid while innocent Venezuelans suffer is disgusting and wholly unacceptable. The blocking of any aid is inhumane, it must be allowed in. Venezuelans have suffered enough," Hunt wrote on Twitter.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas. Editing by Andrew MacAskill)

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"Disgusting" that Venezuela's Maduro would close borders to aid, says UK

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