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The vice-president of , Delcy Rodríguez, announced this Monday (27/10) that the government proposed the immediate termination of the energy cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago. The measure, according to her,
During a statement broadcast on state television, Delcy stated that the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and the state-owned company PDVSA recommended that President Nicolás Maduro terminate the treaty signed in 2015 between the two countries. The pact, automatically renewed in February, provided for cooperation in the supply of gas and oil for a period of 15 years.
“It’s a territory of peace, free of nuclear weapons. Well, nuclear submarines arrived here to threaten Venezuela,” said Delcy. “For this reason, we have decided to propose to the president the immediate renunciation of the energy cooperation agreement with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.”
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The vice president referred to the presence of the North American destroyer USS Gravely, docked in ports in Trinidad and Tobago, which Caracas classified as a “hostile provocation”.
According to the Venezuelan government, the ship, equipped with Tomahawk missiles, is part of a fleet sent to the Caribbean by the US Southern Command.
Foreign Minister Yván Gil stated that the country dismantled a , which planned a false flag attack against the American ship to justify military intervention in Venezuela.
“We clearly informed the government of Trinidad and Tobago about the plan directed by the CIA: attack a US military ship and blame Venezuela”, declared Gil on his Telegram channel.
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Caracas compared the situation to historical episodes used by the United States to justify wars, such as the sinking of the ship Maine, in 1898, and the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in 1964.
The government of Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, rejected the accusations, stating that the North American ship is in the country for cooperation in maritime security and combating transnational crime. “Our country values its relationship with the Venezuelan people, given our shared history,” said the Trinidadian government in an official statement.
Tensions occur amid escalating verbal confrontations between Caracas and Washington. In recent weeks, United States President Donald Trump confirmed that he had authorized secret CIA operations in Venezuela. The White House maintains that the objective is to “restore democracy”, while Maduro accuses the US of preparing a “disguised invasion plan”.
