The minister emphasized that this attack seeks to threaten peace and stability in the country. | Photo: @TareckPSUV

Caracas, July 18 (HRC)-- Venezuela's Minister of Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami, has denounced an attack against a gas system located in the East of the country.  "We raise our denunciation to the country, and the peoples of the world, about a new attack on the gas system of the Venezuelan East.  These are the same terrorist groups as always, who have acted against the national interests to affect the lives of our people," said Minister El Aissami.

Likewise, the Venezuelan minister emphasized that this attack seeks to attempt against peace and stability in the country.  "The vile attack is part of the script of sabotage perpetrated by the enemies of peace," he added.

"At this moment we are suffocating the fire caused by this criminal action, in order to regularize the service of this infrastructure", El Aissami pointed out.

El Aissami informed that workers of Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Pdvsa), firefighters, technical personnel and members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) are deployed to recover the operation of the gas system in the East.