Venezuela's Executive Vice President and Minister of Petroleum, Delcy Rodríguez, presented an official statement signed by Nicolás Maduro to the ministerial committee of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
The document, addressed to Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais and the member countries of OPEC and OPEC+, outlines the Venezuelan regime's position regarding what it describes as acts of interference from the United States.
According to Rodríguez's interpretation, the letter denounces"illegal and interventionist actions" that seek to have Washington "seize" Venezuelan crude oil reserves through the use of "lethal force".
Excecutive Vice President Dr. Delcy Rodríguez: 🇻🇪
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Venezuela denounces, through a letter sent by President Nicolás Maduro to the Secretary General of OPEC and to the member countries of OPEC and OPEC Plus, that the United States intends to seize the vast oil reserves of our…
Delcy Rodríguez stated before the organization that Venezuela will maintain its position in defense of its natural and energy resources and maintained that the country “will not submit to any external blackmail.”
The Venezuelan regime used the session to call on OPEC and OPEC+ countries to consolidate an “active union” to strengthen the internal cohesion of the energy bloc. The statement indicates that this cohesion is necessary to prevent external pressures from affecting market stability and the sovereignty of producing countries.
Rodríguez pointed out that the described context unfolds amid a campaign of harassment and threats that, he said, compromises regional and international peace and security.
In his remarks, he stated that US military assets, including more than 14 warships and 15,000 personnel, have been deployed in the Caribbean. He further asserted that this situation poses a risk to the stability of Venezuelan oil production and to the global energy market.
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