The Venezuelan government announced this Tuesday, December 16th, that it will denounce before the United Nations the “grotesque threats” made by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a naval blockade to seize its natural resources. The U.S. president made these statements via his social media accounts, demanding the return of Venezuelan assets.
In a statement, the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela clarified that President Trump, in an act it describes as a violation of International Law, free trade, and freedom of navigation, “assumes that Venezuela’s oil, land, and mineral wealth are his property,” demanding their immediate return. The official statement labels this action an “absolutely irrational” attempt to impose a naval military blockade to “steal the country’s wealth.”
“Venezuela, in the full exercise of the International Law that protects us, our Constitution, and the laws of the Republic, reaffirms its sovereignty over all its natural resources, as well as the right to free navigation and free trade in the Caribbean Sea and the world’s oceans.” Consequently, it will proceed in strict adherence to the UN Charter, to fully exercise its freedom, jurisdiction, and sovereignty in the face of these warmongering threats,” states the text published by the Bolivarian Government.
The statement assures that the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN, Samuel Moncada, will immediately proceed to formalize the complaint for this “grave violation of International Law,” in strict adherence to the Charter of the United Nations.
The Venezuelan government called on the American people and the international community to reject this “extravagant threat that once again reveals Donald Trump’s true intentions to steal the riches of the country that gave birth to the United Liberation Army of South America and that gave birth to our Liberator, Simón Bolívar.”
The statement quoted Trump verbatim, who expressed on social media: “until all the oil, land, and other assets that were previously stolen from us are returned to the US.” In this regard, the Bolivarian government affirms that “their true intention, which has been denounced by Venezuela and the people of the United States in massive demonstrations, was always to seize the country’s oil, land, and minerals through gigantic campaigns of lies and manipulation.”
“Venezuela will never again be a colony of any empire or foreign power and will continue, together with its people, on the path of building prosperity and the unrestricted defense of our independence and sovereignty,” the letter states.
The text concludes by reaffirming the Venezuelan people’s commitment to defending their historical rights and independence, quoting Simón Bolívar: “Fortunately, we have seen a handful of free men defeat powerful empires.”
IMAGE CREDIT: The official statement labels the blockade threat an “absolutely irrational” attempt to impose a military and naval blockade to “steal the country’s riches.” Photo: EFE
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
