The leadership of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) demanded official explanations this Tuesday for the visit to the country of the director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffewho met last week with the president in charge, Delcy Rodríguez.
In a press release, the general secretary of the PCV, Oscar Figuera, stated that the presence of the senior US official reflects “the changes that are taking place to guarantee the interests of big capital and US imperialism” in Venezuela.
Figuera linked Ratcliffe to the military attack on January 3, in which Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured, who remain detained in New York, and maintained that the CIA director “has a lot to do” with that operation.
He communist leader He also questioned the attitude of the Venezuelan authorities during the visit.
“The senior state officials, civil and military, were very smiling, giving their part to this citizen,” he said, and described the government in charge as “dependent and subordinate.”
According to the PCV, the Executive has not informed the country about the content of the meeting or about “the agreements that have been built” with the President of the United States Donald Trump, and with his Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The party also reiterated its rejection of the “illegal kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife, while criticizing the lack of public explanations about the negotiations with Washington.
The statements come amid recent economic announcements. This Tuesday, the president in charge reported on the entry of 300 million dollars into the country “as a result of the sale of oil”, days after the White House announced an agreement for the marketing of Venezuelan crude oil for 500 million dollars.
