The Venezuelan government called Wednesday an “act of piracy” and “blatant theft.” US seizure of oil tanker off the coast of the South American country and warned that he would address international authorities to denounce “this serious international crime”.
“This new criminal act is in addition to the Citgo robberyan important asset of the strategic patrimony of all Venezuelans, confiscated through fraudulent judicial mechanisms and outside of all rules”, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement published on Telegram, referring to the subsidiary of the state company PDVSA in the United States, whose sale was approved by a judge of that country in an auction organized by the court to pay the creditors of the South American country.
According to The New York Timesthe tanker, named Skipper and who was sailing under false flagwas seized on the orders of an American judge for its previous links with Iranian oil smuggling, sanctioned by Washington, although on this occasion it was transporting Venezuelan crude. PDVSA, Venezuela’s national oil company, is working on drilling projects with the US company Chevron, which has a Treasury license that exempts it from sanctions.
In the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in these circumstances, “they were finally exposed the real reasons for the prolonged aggression against Venezuela“. “It is not about migration, nor drug trafficking, nor democracy, nor human rights, it has always been about our natural wealth, our oil, our energy, resources which belong exclusively to the Venezuelan people,” he stressed.
For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this “act of piracy” aims to divert attention and “cover up complete failure” which he described as “a political spectacle organized today (this Wednesday) in Oslo”, where the ceremony to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the leader of the Venezuelan opposition was held. Maria Corina Machadoabsent from the event and represented by her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa.
“Venezuela calls on all Venezuelan people to remain firm defense of the homeland and urges the international community to reject this vandalism, this illegal and unprecedented aggression which aims to be normalized as a tool of pressure and looting,” he added.
In this context, the Venezuelan government has warned that will participate in “all” international bodies denounce this fact and, he affirmed, will defend with “absolute determination” its sovereignty, its natural resources and its national dignity.
“Venezuela will not allow any foreign power to try to take from the Venezuelan people what belongs to him by historical and constitutional law“, he stressed.
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