Venezuela on December 16 issued two official communiqués rejecting what it described as a serious threat by U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of violating international law by claiming ownership over the country’s oil, land, and mineral wealth and proposing coercive measures against its trade and navigation.
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According to the statements released by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Trump used social media to assert that Venezuela’s natural resources belonged to the United States and demanded their immediate transfer. The Venezuelan government said the U.S. president sought to impose an “irrational naval blockade” to seize resources that it considers part of its sovereign patrimony.
The communiqués state that such actions violate international law, free trade, and the right to free navigation. Venezuela reaffirmed its sovereignty over all natural resources and its rights to free navigation and trade in the Caribbean Sea and global maritime routes. It said the country would continue to act “in strict adherence to international law, the UN Charter” to exercise its freedom, jurisdiction, and sovereignty despite what it described as “warmongering threats.”
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In an official communiqué, Venezuela accused Trump of treating its “oil, land, and mineral wealth” as US property.
The statement added Venezuela will “never again be a colony of any empire or foreign… https://t.co/LPzc10D6eE pic.twitter.com/p5nxhB4kmh
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Venezuela also announced that its ambassador to the United Nations would immediately denounce what it called a grave violation of international law. The government called on the people of the United States and the international community to reject the threat, arguing that it reflected an intention to appropriate Venezuelan resources through external pressure.
The communiqués quoted Trump directly as stating: “Until all the oil, land, and other assets that were stolen from us are returned to the United States.” Venezuelan authorities said this statement revealed an effort to appropriate the country’s oil, land, and minerals through what they described as “gigantic campaigns of lies and manipulation.”
#Venezuela slams #Trump's oil blockade as “irrational” and a blatant attempt to seize the nation’s wealth. #Caracas warns the move threatens to devastate the economy. https://t.co/ntbjCfh6yR
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The government reiterated that Venezuela “will never again be a colony of any empire or foreign power” and said it would continue, together with its people, on a path of building prosperity while defending independence and sovereignty. It added that the Venezuelan people, united in popular, military, and police forces, would defend what it described as their historic rights while remaining committed to peace.
The statements concluded by affirming that the Venezuelan people remain firm in protecting their territory, wealth, and freedom, invoking Simón Bolívar’s words: “Fortunately, a handful of free men has been seen defeating powerful empires.”
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