The Venezuelan opposition envoy to Washington urged the international community to help let assistance into the crisis-stricken country on Thursday, as Cuba accused the United States of flying military transport close to the area.

Carlos Vecchio, opposition leader Juan Guaido¡¯s representative, spoke to an international aid conference hosted at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington as a deadlock persisted in delivering aid.

Elliott Abrams, Washington¡¯s special representative on Venezuela, said the United States was looking for ways to send in aid as he reiterated U.S. support for Guaido.