[NYTr] MERCOSUR Representative: Full Press Freedom Exists in Venezuela
 
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:49:08 -0500 (CDT)


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El Universal - July 17, 2007
http://english.eluniversal.com/2007/07/17/en_pol_art_mercosurs-standing_17A900777.shtml

Mercosur's Standing Representative heralds press freedom in Venezuela

The head of the Commission of Permanent Representatives, Common Market
of the South (Mercosur), Carlos "Chacho" Clvarez, claimed Tuesday in
Brasilia that there is full freedom of the press in Venezuela.

"I can see a country where opponents speak up, they appear on the
press, there is no gag on press freedom in Venezuela," Clvarez told AFP
in the context of a meeting of the Economic and Social Development
Council (ECSD) in Brazil. The meeting was attended by Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Clvarez said that he was to Venezuela two weeks ago and found that
"there is press freedom, two dissenting daily newspapers. El Universal
and El Nacional are opposition newspapers and some more that I could
not read," said the former Argentinean Vice-President.

The issue about freedom of the press in Venezuela got hemispheric in
scope following the decision of the government of President Hugo ChC!vez
not to renew a broadcasting license for private TV channel Radio
Caracas TelevisiC3n (RCTV). The station went off the air last May.
       
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