The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad Bissessardescribed Monday as “false propaganda” the announcement of the regime Venezuela to “immediately” terminate any “agreement, contract or negotiation” regarding the supply of natural gas to its country, in light of growing regional tensions due to the use of air and naval forces USA in the Caribbean.
“It’s just false propaganda. They should direct their complaints to President Donald Trump since it is the US military that seized the sanctioned tanker“Persad-Bissessar explained in statements EFE. The President therefore rejected the Caracas proposal, stating that the measure would have no real impact on Trinidad’s energy supply.
The head of government insisted Trinidad and Tobago It does not rely on Venezuelan natural gas and has sufficient capital to ensure its supply. In addition, he stressed that his country maintains peaceful relations with the Venezuelan people amid a regional scenario marked by the political and military dispute between Washington and Caracas.
“We have never depended on Venezuela for natural gas supplies. We have sufficient reserves in our area and are working hard to reduce bureaucratic hurdles and speed up approvals for energy companies. The real problem is the bureaucracy that hinders our exploration and production“said the Prime Minister.
Persad-Bissessar’s statements came after the Venezuelan regime announced the termination of all energy ties with Trinidad and Tobago, a decision presented by Caracas amid tensions with the United States over military operations in the Caribbean. The Venezuelan dictatorship interprets this presence as a direct threat to its political stability.
In support of Trinidad’s official position, the Energy Minister stated: Roodal Moonilalalso described the Venezuelan announcement as “propaganda” and reiterated the Caribbean country’s energy self-sufficiency. Moonilal agreed that infrastructure and national reserves allow production to be maintained without the need for supply agreements with Venezuela.
The regional context is crossed by the strategy of USAthat does not recognize the legitimacy of the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and accuses him of being the so-called leaders Poster of the Sunsa suspected group linked to drug trafficking. Since the middle of the year, Washington has deployed a military presence in the Caribbean under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking, an initiative that the Chavista leader interprets as an attempt to oust him from power.
In August, the government of Trinidad and Tobago expressed support for the US decision to deploy “military resources” in the Caribbean in areas close to Venezuela’s territorial waters. According to Trinidad’s official position, the measure is a response to the increase in violence linked to the presence of “terrorist drug cartels” in the region.
Venezuela, for its part, has maintained a permanent military mobilization throughout its territory for months. The Caracas regime claims it faces a “threat” of invasion USAin reference to the largest air-naval deployment in the North American country since the first Gulf War between 1990 and 1991.
(With information from EFE)
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