ALBA-TCP
ALBA-TCP

ALBA-TCP condemns US decision to impose tariffs on Venezuela

The member states of the ALBA-TCP categorically rejected the announcement of the United States Government to impose tariffs of 25 percent on countries. That trade hydrocarbons with Venezuela, it was reported.

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty affirmed last night. In a statement, that such a measure violates the most elementary rules of international trade. By generating openly discriminatory treatment towards the Bolivarian Republic.

He declared that the U.S. punitive measure has the well-known objective of “affecting its national income. And the health of its economy, generating suffering in the population.”

The Latin American and Caribbean integration bloc denounced “the absurd motivation of this measure of economic aggression.” Which seeks to justify the criminalization and stigmatization of the Venezuelan migrant population. By promoting the systematic violation of their human rights.

All this, he indicated, is outside the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. International Law and international covenants on respect for the migrant population.

The ALBA-TCP pointed out that following the format of the unfounded and ideologized aggressions. The United States government “incurs in a new attack against Venezuela.” By announcing the imposition of extortion trade measures.
He remarked that they are aimed at affecting the good progress of the Venezuelan economy. “With the clear objective of destabilizing the institutions and peace in the nation.”

Finally the Bolivarian Alliance considered this context inadmisible. And urged the international community to condemn this illegal, criminal and hostile action by the U.S. government. He stressed that it not only threatens the development and well-being of the Venezuelan people. “But constitutes a real threat to the peoples of all the countries of Our Latin America and the Caribbean.”

With information from Prensa Latina / Translated by Radio Angulo

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