A week later, the case of the Iranian plane with Venezuelan registration detained in Argentina, and which was carrying 19 passengers, 14 Venezuelans and five Iranians, remains unclarified. Although at first it was said that one of the citizens was linked to the Quds Forcesan organization associated with terrorism, now the Argentine government has said it was just a coincidence.
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Now the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, through a statement, accuses Uruguay of endangering the lives of the crew of a Venezuelan plane. And it is that in principle the aircraft flew from Ezeiza to Uruguay to load fuel, before the refusal, it had to return to Argentina.
In the statement released by Foreign Minister Carlos Faría, Venezuela “categorically rejects the irresponsible management given to the Venezuelan company Emtrasur while the aircraft was in the air.
The government of Nicolás Maduro denounces before the international aeronautical community what it described as an unfortunate action, assuring that article 140 of the Organic Law of the Civil Aeronautical Authority was violated. They also indicate that the minimum amount of fuel was 17,000 liters when what was established by Emtrasur is 20,000 liters. The Venezuelan authorities have demanded explanations from Uruguay.
a new aircraft
Argentina withheld the passports of the passengers and the police began an investigation. leaving hundreds stranded. The plane is already in Caracas but without pa But the case of the plane now extends to a new aircraft that had to stop in Bolivia because access was prevented in Buenos Airessajeros.
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It is the Airbus A340-600 of Iranian origin but now flying with the registration number YV3535. Venezuelan media reported that he arrived in Caracas, transferred by Iran, on June 13, tried to fly to Buenos Aires on June 15, but due to the refusal he had to stay in Bolivia.
The Venezuelan Conviasa told passengers through a statement that it awaits authorization from Argentina to reschedule the flights and that “He works tirelessly to resolve as soon as possible,” says the text.
Maham Air was the owner of the planes that were delivered to Conviasa, both companies are sanctioned by the United States, so the countries are wary of loading them with fuel so as not to be penalized by the US administration.
Just today the Paraguayan president, Mario Abdo Benítez, said that in May the same aircraft was in the territory of his country, so he notified the intelligence agencies of the region while Paraguay began an investigation.
That plane carried a load of cigarettes from Paraguay to Aruba and remained from May 13 to 16 with a crew of seven Iranians and 11 Venezuelans.
Israeli and US concern
The Israeli embassy in Argentina spoke about what happened, claiming to be “particularly concerned about the activity of the Iranian airlines Mahan Air and Qeshm Fars Air in Latin America, companies that are dedicated to arms trafficking and the transfer of people and equipment operating for the Quds Force, which are sanctioned by the United States for being involved in terrorist activities.”
Israel and Argentina show this concern for the still unresolved attack in 1994, when terrorist groups from Iran attacked the Israeli embassy and the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), leaving 114 dead.
Concern was also expressed from the United States embassy in Argentina. Ambassador Marc Stanley assured that they were closely following the investigation process.
This Thursday afternoon it was learned that the black box of the plane held in Argentina would be removed according to an order from federal judge Federico Villena.
Maduro Tour
While the scandal over the planes continues its course, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has not spoken and continues with his Eurasian tour. He is now in Arzebaijan after visiting Turkey, Algeria, Kuwait, Iran and Qatar.
He has said that he seeks to strengthen cooperation ties and “show” the truth about Venezuela, which is on the road to recovery.
“We are knocking on new doors of cooperation in the world, to create a new market for Venezuelan businessmen,” said the president while taking the opportunity to announce the Caracas-Doha air route starting in October.
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