As the politician noted, the United States "pursues a predatory policy, appropriating the assets of Venezuela," which also applies to Citgo.
“As regards Europe, where Venezuela’s accounts were frozen, we have already begun to take concrete legal and legal steps; we hired lawyers to protect our interests, primarily with regard to gold, which the Bank of England is now illegally holding, ”Rodriguez said.
According to her, "we are talking about the theft of the assets of Venezuela, which was organized by the United States."
At the same time, the vice-president added that the transfer of the PDVSA office from Europe to Moscow is connected with the expansion of cooperation with the Russian energy company.
“Therefore, moving the company's office is very timely. Together with the European office of PDVSA, other branches of the company will also move to Moscow, ”she said.
Earlier, Rodriguez announced that President Nicolas Maduro had ordered the closure of the PDVSA office in Lisbon and his transfer to Moscow.
As the vice-president pointed out, European countries are not able to guarantee the integrity of assets to the Venezuelan side.