Jorge Rodríguez ve "absurdo" y "peligroso" que EE.UU. hable de "robo" de crudo
El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN, Parlamento) de Venezuela, el chavista Jorge Rodríguez, dijo este jueves que es «absurdo, pero sumamente peligroso» que Estados Unidos hable de un «robo» de petróleo y criticó al presidente de ese país, Donald Trump, por señalar que lo quiere de vuelta. EFE «Es completamente absurdo, pero sumamente peligroso, […]
TL;DR
- Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez criticized U.S. claims of 'stolen' oil as 'absurd and dangerous.'
- Rodríguez linked statements by U.S. officials Stephen Miller and President Trump to those of opposition leader María Corina Machado.
- He asserted that Venezuela's oil resources have always been national property, citing historical concessions and the constitution.
- Miller had previously called Venezuela's 1976 oil nationalization the 'greatest theft' of American history.
- Trump stated that Venezuela took oil rights from U.S. companies and demanded them back.
- Venezuela's oil industry was nationalized in 1976 under President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
- In 2007, Hugo Chávez changed regulations, requiring foreign companies to become minority partners in PDVSA.
- The U.S. deployed naval ships to the Caribbean, citing anti-drug efforts and accusing President Maduro of leading a drug cartel, which Venezuela views as a pretext to seize resources and orchestrate a regime change.