Delcy Rodríguez meets with Secretary of the International Maritime Organization in London
Vice-Presidency Press
Published at: 18/01/2024 11:20 AM
The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met this Thursday in London, England, with
the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio
Domínguez, with whom she addressed the impact of maritime transport on international trade.
In this regard, Rodríguez expressed concern
that all the fleets of vessels owned by Petrleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA)
are blocked, not only 39 state ships, but also 30 international
trade vessels that have been sanctioned as part of the policies of aggression against Venezuela.
He said that the South American nation is “the fourth country with the highest number of blocked ships in the world”, so
President Nicolás Maduro, “very
firmly, permanently asks for the end of this illegal blockade that has
turned into a real economic genocide against the Venezuelan people.”
He stressed that the environmental issue is highly susceptible
to the IMO, which has concrete plans for this purpose, which has to do with the
reduction of greenhouse gases and how geopolitics plays an
important role in international maritime transport.
Mazo News Team