Venezuela offers aid for Hurricane Harvey victims

‘Venezuela has offered $5 million in aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey in the United States despite the deteriorating relationship between Caracas and Washington.
Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on state television on Wednesday that Venezuela’s US-based oil subsidiary Citgo, a unit of state oil company PDVSA, would cooperate with local authorities in Houston, Texas, to distribute the funds.
“There will be direct aid from Citgo, a contribution of up to 5 million dollars, to support the affected families affected in Houston and Corpus Christi in collaboration and coordination with their mayors and local authorities, of course. In second place, we are planning on allocating a percentage of sales of our production of Citgo gasoline towards the construction and substitution of housing and shelters.”‘
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