Venezuela tacha de "robo y secuestro" la incautación de nuevo petrolero: "Este tipo de prácticas fracasará"
El Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro rechazó este sábado el que calificó de «robo y secuestro» por parte de Estados Unidos de «un nuevo buque privado» que transportaba crudo venezolano, el segundo petrolero confiscado en menos de dos semanas por el país norteamericano en el mar Caribe, donde mantiene un despliegue militar desde agosto. En un […]
TL;DR
- Venezuela's government condemned the US seizure of a private oil tanker in the Caribbean.
- This is the second tanker confiscated by the US in less than two weeks.
- Venezuela described the seizure as "piracy," "robbery," and "forced disappearance" of the crew.
- Venezuela vowed to take international action, including reporting to the UN Security Council.
- The US confirmed the interception, citing the pursuit of illicit oil funding "narco-terrorism."
- The detained tanker, named Centuries, reportedly belongs to a Chinese company.
- Iran offered cooperation to Venezuela to counter US "piracy and international terrorism."
- Venezuela had requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting regarding the situation.