South American bloc urges help for getting food to Venezuela

[Zorro]

An association of South American countries on Friday urged the region to help Venezuela keep basic goods on the shelves.

The 12-nation UNASUR group called on every country in Latin America to do what they can to ensure Venezuelans have access to staples after a delegation met with President Nicolas Maduro. Secretary General Ernesto Samper said UNASUR would create a special commission to strengthen distribution chains.

Pantry and cleaning basics like dish soap, detergent, milk and cooking oil, chronically in short supply in recent years, have become been even harder to find in the socialist-governed country since the year started.

The meeting between South American foreign ministers and Venezuelan officials in Caracas had been expected to address the more abstract problems of rising tension between the administration and the opposition.

http://news.yahoo.com/embattled-venezuelan-president-seeks-international-support-143719182.html

[Marksman_91]

1. Wonder way they're not mentioning anything about the US being behind the economic debacle

Guess maybe Maduro's accusations against the Obama administration fell on deaf ears regarding his UNASUR buddies