ALLIES: Turkey and Venezuela Agree to Increased Flights and Tourism.

Maduro and Erdogan oversaw the signing of five agreements for cooperation on air travel, tourism, culture, agriculture, and international crime. They discussed ways to deepen economic and energy ties and explored opportunities for military industry cooperation, the Turkish leader said.

Maduro’s visit to Turkey, the first by a Venezuelan head of state, comes amid stringent U.S. sanctions on the South American nation and a deepening political crisis in Venezuela as the country struggles with triple-digit inflation and widespread shortages.

If either of them is truly interested in increasing air travel, tourism, culture, and agriculture, and fighting international crime, they should both resign their posts immediately after calling for free and fair elections.