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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HAVANA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Cuban government on Friday said the attack on a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters was a serious incident that marked a dangerous escalation in the economic war and "maximum pressure" campaign waged by the United States against Venezuela.
Cuba's Foreign Ministry described Wednesday's incident as "an act of piracy and maritime terrorism" and "a serious violation of international law," including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation.
"These actions are part of an escalation by the United States aimed at infringing on Venezuela's legitimate right to freely use and trade its natural resources with other countries, including supplying hydrocarbons to Cuba," the department said in a statement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that such actions “have a negative impact on Cuba and strengthen the policy of maximum pressure and economic strangulation by the United States,” having a direct and serious impact on the national energy system and, as a result, on the daily lives of the Cuban people.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry also emphasized that this is a clear application of D. Trump's amendment to the Monroe Doctrine, which, according to the Cuban side, violates the proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace. –0–
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