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Venezuela's struggles are centred on fate of humankind - Chavez

Venezuela's struggles are centred on fate of humankind - Chavez
By Larry Moonze
Tuesday May 22, 2007 [04:00]

VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez has said his country's struggles are centred on the fate of humankind. Opening a meeting for the multi-state Telesur Channel coined "The right of every citizen to inform and be informed”, President Chavez said Venezuela was not only struggling for her independence and sovereignty but also for the fate of humankind.

He said whatever was taking place in Venezuela, a country which under his regime has gone on a nationalisation programme as it paves way for its socialism including an integration of the Americas, was not only for the sake of Venezuela sovereignty but the world over.

"It is in fact a battle in which all humankind is at stake," President Chavez said.
And Prensa-Latina quoted President Chavez having said the pending non-renewal of an operating licence for a private Radio Caracas Television channel (RCTV), which had sparked massive protests in the capital Caracas, had "triggered a world battle around the Bolivarian Revolution".

Thousands of Venezuelans on Saturday protested against President Chavez's plans to close a private TV station. He insisted the new television station to replace RCTV would be a public broadcaster and not an oligarch wing.

The head of the RCTV station addressed the marchers, urging them to defend freedom and "free independent media".

President Chavez has said he would not renew a licence for the RCTV network which was due to expire on May 27 and accused the opposition-allied TV station of supporting a failed coup against him in 2002.

Meanwhile, the Venezuelan State is scheduled to take total control over Venezuela's National Telephone Company SA (CANTV), nationalised in February.

A shareholders assembly was to pass a framework in which the state would get absolute control of the telephone company.

President Chavez recently appointed Socorro Hernandez as the new CANTV president, and stressed the goal of turning the former capitalist company into a socialist one.
Chavez also said that as part of the entity's strategy the national optical fibre network would be increased by 285 per cent, and no less than two 1.2 million telephone lines should be installed.

The nationalisation of the telephone service is part of the Venezuelan government's policy to assume control over strategic economic sectors, including hydrocarbons and electricity.

Labels: HUGO CHAVEZ, LAND REFORM, VENEZUELA

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