The Boeing 747-300 YV 3531 belongs to the Venezuelan company EMTRASUR, which is under US Treasury sanctions, even though there is no evidence of any misconduct by the crew or the cargo it was carrying, did not exist, has been arbitrarily seized and confiscated in Argentina since June 2022.
According to what has been announced by the US Department of Justice on Monday, this plane has reached the state of Florida and will be disposed of.
"Nasser Kanani Chafi", the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, condemned the illegal action of the US government in seizing and transferring the plane of the Venezuelan EMTRASUR company on Tuesday and added: The Islamic Republic of Iran declares its strong support for the legal and diplomatic efforts and measures of Venezuela to restore ownership and access to the assets and properties of this country.
The spokesperson of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the action of the US government in seizing and transferring the Venezuelan plane an unlawful seizure and the result of a hijacking, unilateral coercive measures, and a violation of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law.
The government of Venezuela stated while condemning the obvious theft of the plane belonging to this country, and announced that the theft of the plane belonging to the EMTRASUR company of this country, which took place after the conspiracy between the governments of the United States and Argentina, is a shameful robbery operation. 204
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