Venezuela denounces the retention of Electron Microscopy equipment by the government of the United States (USA) through Unilateral Coercive Measures (MCU) that prevent the country from advancing in the definition of its own scientific model, stressed the Minister for Science and Technology, Gabriela Jimenez.
In the complaint made this Sunday, the Minister explained that the Venezuelan people have already suffered multiple effects due to the sanctions, harming Education, Health, Work, and Science does not escape this.
“The people of Venezuela have suffered multiple effects from the MCU, harming: Education, Health, Work; and Science does not escape it, as well as Electron Microscopy in the country. We are still waiting for a response for these damages,” Jiménez posted on Twitter.
Minister Gabriela Jiménez published on her social network account the official statement from the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the negative repercussions of coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Alena Douhan, issued in September 2022, in which he requests the current US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the delivery of equipment by the Thermo Fisher Scientific company.
In this sense, Minister Jiménez demands compliance in the delivery of the requested equipment.
“Official communication from the UN Rapporteur Alena Douhan, on the negative impact of sanctions on human rights. This report requests the current US Secretary, Antony Blinken, that the Thermo Fisher Scientific company comply with the delivery of the equipment”, added the Minister.
Houses of study affected
The Minister for Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez, stressed that both universities and research centers, health and the national industry face the consequences of unilateral coercive measures, which reduce technical and training capacities in Electron Microscopy and other knowledge. .
“Our Town deserves to define its own scientific model!”, he added.
six months have passed
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights made the request for the equipment six months ago, without receiving any response from the country, said the Minister.
According to a note from Ministry for Science and Technology, despite this situation, Minister Gabriela Jiménez reiterated that Venezuelans will continue to recover their capacities for Research and Development in Electron Microscopy, with the aim of continuing to promote the productive development of the nation.
Meeting with Hitachi Latin America
As part of the actions that the national government has been carrying out to protect and continue promoting the development of the country, on Friday, April 28, Minister Jiménez held a meeting with the president of hitachi Latin America, Miguel Blanco, to establish an office in Venezuela to promote work on electron microscopy.
On that occasion, he explained that Venezuela has a microscope “at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Corporation of Guyana (CVG) Sidor, which is new and we cannot turn it on, simply because they do not want to deliver the filaments to us.”
Jiménez asked the representative of the Japanese microscope company for a “very organized work plan with a schedule of time, investment, and proposals that allow redirecting the productive capacity of the country.”
