Russia does not deliver humanitarian aid to Venezuela, only goods under commercial contracts, Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto told Sputnik

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st February, 2019) Russia does not deliver humanitarian aid to Venezuela, only goods under commercial contracts, Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto told Sputnik.

"There is no such humanitarian situation that would require the delivery of humanitarian aid, the situation is normal. We have various agreements with Russia under which we are supplied with medicines, products, technologies. Since we cannot cooperate with the United States and Europe on technology, we started to make purchases from Russia and China, since they are friendly countries that do not introduce any measures and blockages," he said.

"There is no humanitarian aid from Russia. There are supplies of essential goods, we buy these goods, since they [Russia] are the best suppliers," Pinto said.

Earlier, a diplomatic source told Sputnik that Russia had supplied Venezuela with medicines and medical equipment through WHO channels, with the cargo arriving at Caracas airport Wednesday.