The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) categorically condemns the act of vulgar piracy committed by the U.S. government in illegally assaulting and confiscating a Venezuelan oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. This act constitutes a very serious violation of international law and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
This act, which comes on top of the criminal seizure of Citgo, reveals a strategy of plunder aimed at appropriating Venezuelan energy resources, setting an extremely dangerous precedent for international legal and maritime stability. ALBA firmly rejects this imperial aggression and reaffirms its full support for the people and government of Venezuela.
The Alliance demands the immediate return of the vessel and the cessation of all actions to dispossess Venezuelan assets. It also urges multilateral, regional, and global organizations to urgently speak out against this open violation of international law.
