# Venezuela's Interior Minister Defends Energy Deals Amid Opposition Criticism

Diosdado Cabello defends interim government's international energy agreements as sovereign and legal.

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Diosdado Cabello, the Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace in Venezuela, defended the energy agreements signed by the interim government with international companies on Wednesday. [^1]

Marco Rubio has abandoned his fight for democracy in Latin America and embraced Trumpism, now negotiating with Venezuela's regime and obstructing María Corina Machado's return to Venezuela. [^2]

On January 3, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was arrested and taken to a US federal prison, and the US State Department held $13 billion in oil revenue to prevent chavistas from stealing it. [^3]

Cabello asserted that the petroleum operations are being developed within the Venezuelan legal framework, respecting the Constitution, the laws, and the Hydrocarbons Law. [^4]

Diosdado Cabello stated that utilizing Venezuela's natural resources to generate wealth for the people constitutes true sovereignty, contrasting it with simply possessing the oil without using it. [^5]

Marco Rubio agreed to establish a negotiating table with Dinorah Figuera, who represents no one, to prolong Delcy Rodríguez's supposedly transitional mandate. [^6]

Venezuela's monthly inflation closed July at 19.9 percent, around 780 percent annualized, causing prices to rise and bank balances to evaporate. [^7]

The government considered the investment norms approved during the management of the Constituent National Assembly when finalizing the agreements. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Diosdado Cabello, the Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace in Venezuela, defended the energy agreements signed by the interim government with international companies on Wednesday. (EL NACIONAL, News)
2. Marco Rubio has abandoned his fight for democracy in Latin America and embraced Trumpism, now negotiating with Venezuela's regime and obstructing María Corina Machado's return to Venezuela. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
3. On January 3, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was arrested and taken to a US federal prison, and the US State Department held $13 billion in oil revenue to prevent chavistas from stealing it. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
4. Cabello asserted that the petroleum operations are being developed within the Venezuelan legal framework, respecting the Constitution, the laws, and the Hydrocarbons Law. (EL NACIONAL, News)
5. Diosdado Cabello stated that utilizing Venezuela's natural resources to generate wealth for the people constitutes true sovereignty, contrasting it with simply possessing the oil without using it. (EL NACIONAL, News)
6. Marco Rubio agreed to establish a negotiating table with Dinorah Figuera, who represents no one, to prolong Delcy Rodríguez's supposedly transitional mandate. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. Venezuela's monthly inflation closed July at 19.9 percent, around 780 percent annualized, causing prices to rise and bank balances to evaporate. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
8. The government considered the investment norms approved during the management of the Constituent National Assembly when finalizing the agreements. (EL NACIONAL, News)

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