Cuba condemns Washington-Exxon Mobil campaign against Venezuela

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Cuba condemns Washington-Exxon Mobil campaign against Venezuela

FOREIGN Minister Felipe Pérez Roque has informed the press that Cuba condemns the political, economic and media aggression orchestrated by the U.S. government against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in support of the claim brought by the U.S. transnational oil company by Exxon Mobil against PDVSA.

The right of governments to nationalize natural resources is a principle recognized and defended by the international community and has been recorded in important international documents such as the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, approved by the UN General Assembly in its Resolution 3281 (XXIX) of December 12, 1974, he said.

Cuba reiterates its firm support and solidarity with the sister people of Venezuela and the government of President Hugo Chavéz while at the same time demanding respect for sovereign decisions made by that country, Pérez Roque emphasized.

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