Delcy Rodríguez from Bolivia: What was committed against Venezuela is “an economic and social genocide”

Published at: 11/03/2024 04:23 PM

The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, denounced this Monday an economic and social genocide against the country, during her participation in the International Seminar “New Regional Financial Architecture: Challenges for Better Integration in a World of Change”, which is being held in Bolivia.

From this space, Rodríguez stated that what was committed against Venezuela is “an economic and social genocide”, through unilateral coercive measures promoted by the national right and the government of the United States (USA).

“That is why we see the genocide of Palestine as an extension of the same policy, which is the destruction of humanity. To wipe out peoples and let speculative capital survive, in a scandalous way, ” he said in his speech.

Rodríguez recalled the theft of Venezuelan assets under the excuse of ignoring the Government. “Venezuela has more than 22 billion dollars frozen in British accounts, including gold,” he said, while assuring that, after the Barbados Accords, the United States has not lifted sanctions or blockade against the nation.

“The Barbados Accords are nothing more than a policy of blackmail and extortion. It's not that they lifted the sanctions or the blockade as they are required, according to the Barbados Agreement; it's a licensing policy where they believe that they can shape their national interests in accordance with the blackmail and extortion of giving or taking a license.”

He also denounced that the International Financial System is controlled by North American imperialism, making it an instrument of economic aggression. “For this reason, I think that the regional financial community is essential if we don't want to be exposed,” he said.

“All financial operations in the world are governed by the United States, this becomes one of the world's instruments of economic aggression (...) if we want to think about a new financial architecture, we have to trade in our currencies, we have to compensate in our currencies, we have to save and finance ourselves in our currencies,” emphasized the Vice President.

Mazo News Team