Turkey continued its public embrace of Venezuela this week. The United States opposes and sanctions the South American country’s government, but Washington has yet to comment on Turkey’s endeavors there.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu traveled to Caracas on Tuesday on the 70th anniversary of Turkey and the Bolivarian Republic establishing relations. The minister discussed cooperation and unspecified cultural agreements between the states and met with his counterpart, Jorge Arreaza, Cavusoglu said in a series of tweets. Turkey also delivered coronavirus aid to Venezuela during his visit.

The meeting is noteworthy because of the United States' relationship with both countries. The United States and Turkey are NATO allies, although relations have strained in recent years over Washington’s support for Kurdish groups in Syria against the Islamic State. The Syrian Democratic Forces the United States backs are also in a state of conflict with Turkey.

The United States has long opposed Venezuela’s government, on the other hand. The animosity dates back to late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whose socialist and anti-imperialist outlook did not match with the United States. The United States supports an opposition government in Venezuela and also imposes a variety of sanctions on it.