Venezuela denounces the theft and kidnapping of a second Venezuelan private ship loaded with oil and the disappearance of its crew, acts perpetrated by US military in international waters this Saturday.
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“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela denounces and categorically rejects the theft and hijacking of a new private vessel carrying Venezuelan oil, as well as the enforced disappearance of its crew, committed by United States military personnel in waters international,” said a statement from the Venezuelan government.
Venezuela warned that these actions will not go unpunished and will exercise all the corresponding actions, including denunciation before the UN Security Council, other multilateral agencies and governments of the world.
#COMUNICADO | La República Bolivariana de #Venezuela 🇻🇪 denuncia y rechaza categóricamente el robo y secuestro de un nuevo buque privado cargado con petróleo venezolano, así como la desaparición forzada de su tripulación. Estos actos fueron perpetrados por efectivos militares de… pic.twitter.com/EzMNBFsVeo
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In addition, the Bolivarian government recalls that international law will prevail and those responsible for these serious acts will be held accountable by justice and history for their criminal conduct.
The US government intercepted a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in international Caribbean waters off Venezuela. The detained ship, named Centuries, is not on the list of tankers sanctioned by the USA.
The government of constitutional president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro warns that this serious act of piracy “involves the flagrant commission of an offence under article 3 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 and a gross violation of article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations, Article 2 of the Geneva Convention on the High Seas and the Declaration on the principles of international law relating to friendly relations and cooperation between States.”
Venezuela stresses that the colonialist model which the United States Government intends to impose through this type of practice will fail and be defeated by the Venezuelan people, and will continue with its economic growth, tion of its 14 engines and the development of its hydrocarbon industry in an independent and sovereign manner.
The US government intercepted a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in international Caribbean waters off Venezuela. According to the Secretary of National Security, the operation seeks to stop the illicit movement of sanctioned oil.
This is the second vessel intercepted by the U.S. in the Caribbean, after the seizure of the ship Skipper last week. The detained ship, named Centuries, is not on the list of tankers sanctioned by the USA.
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