Venezuela and Mexico have put aside their differences with the United States and offered aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which caused unprecedented destruction and flooding in Texas.
Jorge Arreaza, announcing $ 5 million in aid to affected families in Houston and Corpus Christi, said "We will always support the American people." The initiative was taken by President Nicolas Maduro "despite the latest economic sanctions imposed on Caracas by America and the remarks by President Donald Trump who did not rule out a military option to resolve the delicate situation in the country after the vote on the Constituent Assembly .
Money should come from Citgo, which is the US arm of the Venezuelan state oil company, which is one of the companies targeted by sanctions.
But it is not yet clear whether Washington will accept the offer.
Mexico has also offered help to Texans despite the fact that relations with the US are particularly tense over the issues of the anti-immigrant border wall and the free trade agreement (NAFTA).
Yesterday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, during talks with his Mexican counterpart Luis Videgaray in Washington, thanked "generous Mexico for offering its help in this very difficult time". “We're close, we're friends and that's what friends do,” Videgaray replied.