In a recent statement, the Maracaibo Chamber of Commerce (CCM) He expressed concern about the recent decision of the United States Government to revoke General license 41 of the OFAC, That, despite its restrictions, it allowed Chevron’s participation in the management of mixed companies in Venezuela.
Through a statement, lIn Chamber, he stressed that this measure will have “severe and undeniable consequences” for both the Venezuelan economy and for the population.
In particular, he said that The 30 -day period granted to Chevron to cease its operations in the country, under the process known as “Wind Down”, is “insufficient” For an orderly closure that protects the interests of thousands of workers and the numerous private companies that provide goods and services to the US company.
The Chamber also called on the institutions involved in this decision to seek alternatives that do not harm the people Venezuelan or the national private sector.
They underlined the population’s desire to see normalization in relations between the two countries, which would include, among other advances, the complete lifting of the sanctionsthe reactivation of trade without restrictions, the opening of air operations and the restoration of consular relations.
