Maduro: Venezuela will never be a colony

According to RCO News Agency, the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said in a speech that Venezuela has achieved the highest level of national unity by respecting its sovereignty and independence, and emphasized that his country will “never be colonized” and will continue to trade with the world.

Maduro also called on Colombians to unite against what he described as violations of international law by “colonial governments in the north.”

According to Al Jazeera News channel, the president of Venezuela confirmed that he has no doubts about the unity of the people and the army “to guarantee our right to oil, minerals and all our land” and considers the demands of the United States “belligerent, colonial and aimed at regime change”.

Meanwhile, Venezuela’s UN representative accused the US government of violating Article 2.4 of the UN Charter by threatening to use force, imposing a unilateral naval blockade that violates international law, and attempting to impose an air blockade that endangers civil aviation.

He added that the statements of US President Donald Trump are “unprecedented and violate our sovereignty and territorial integrity” and called for an emergency meeting of the Security Council to discuss “the continuous aggression of the United States”.

emergency meeting

On the other hand, diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera that the UN Security Council may hold a meeting in the coming days to discuss the situation in Venezuela, and perhaps even sooner, depending on developments.

The Reuters news agency, citing a UN diplomat, reported that the meeting is likely to be held next Tuesday at the request of Caracas.

In the same context, the website Politico reported that US oil companies have informed the Trump administration that they do not want to return to Venezuela even after Maduro leaves, while the administration has talked with these companies about the possibility of returning in case of regime change.

Bloomberg News also reported that Venezuela’s oil storage facilities are nearing their maximum capacity due to US restrictions on crude oil exports. On Wednesday, Donald Trump ordered the seizure of all “sanctioned oil tankers” bound for Venezuela, saying he would not allow anyone to violate the embargo.

Venezuela expressed its opposition to the United States on Wednesday, emphasizing that the country’s oil exports were not affected by Trump’s announcement to seize oil tankers subject to sanctions.

Venezuela’s state-owned oil company clarified that exports of crude oil and petroleum products are proceeding normally and tankers continue to move safely.

Accumulated sanctions have reduced Venezuela’s production to below 1 million barrels per day, and imports to the European Union have fallen by 75 percent, Al Jazeera reported.

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