.Venezuelan authorities condemn capture of the next tanker carrying Venezuelan oil and its crew by the United States, according to the government communique posted on the Telegram channel of Executive Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez.
"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemns and strongly denies capture and theft of one more private vessel that carried Venezuelan oil and forceful abduction of the crew, committed by servicemen of the United States of America in international waters," the document indicates. This "egregiously criminal act" was made in violation of norms of international law, the maritime navigation convention and the UN Charter, the government said.
The country will continue its economic growth and development of the oil and gas industry based on independence and sovereignty, the statement indicates. The Venezuelan government will take all required actions not to leave the US activities unanswered, including the application to the UN Security Council, other multilateral institutions, and governments of different countries.
The oil tanker intercepted by the US near the coast of Venezuela sailed under the flag of Panama and carried cargo for an oil trader from China, The New York Times (NYT) reports, citing sources.
According to them, the case in point is the Centuries vessel that transported Venezuelan oil. She is not in the black list of the US Treasury Department, the newspaper said.
The cargo belonged to an oil trader from China that supplies oil from Venezuela to Chinese refineries. [TASS]
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The United States "apprehended" an oil tanker off Venezuela, the latest salvo in a pressure campaign against Caracas, the US government said.
ReplyDeleteIt was the second time in two weeks that US forces have interdicted a tanker in the region, and comes days after US President Donald Trump announced a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" heading to and leaving Venezuela.
Les États-Unis ont intercepté samedi un second navire de commerce au large des côtes vénézuéliennes dans les eaux internationales, quelques jours après l'annonce par le président américain Donald Trump d'un "blocus" de tous les pétroliers sanctionnés entrant et sortant du Venezuela.
ReplyDeleteCette interception intervient quelques jours après l'annonce par le président Donald Trump d'un "blocus" de tous les pétroliers sanctionnés entrant et sortant du pays sud-américain. Elle fait également suite à la saisie, le 10 décembre, d'un pétrolier au large des côtes vénézuéliennes par les forces américaines.
ReplyDeleteThe Venezuelan government rejected the seizure of a new vessel transporting oil, it said in a statement on Saturday, describing it as a “serious act of international piracy,” after the United States seized another tanker near the coast of the South American country.
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