Venezuela and China on Tuesday signed an agreement on program
exchange and training of television and radio broadcasters each
other, the Venezuelan Communications Ministry said in a
statement.
Signing the document were Venezuelan Communications Minister
William Lara, and Tian Jin, deputy head of China's State
Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), at a ceremony
held in Caracas.
Under the agreement, Venezuela agrees to broadcast two channels
of Central China Television programs in Venezuela and will also
have access to China Radio International's programs in a variety of
languages.
"Radio, television and cinema are the frontline" of Venezuela's
revolution, and the Latin American country needs China's know how
to fight on this terrain, Lara said.
Tian said that the cultural and information exchange would boost
friendship between the two nations, as radio and television are the
easiest ways to get information.
The SARFT delegation led by Tian will leave for Trinidad and
Tobago on Tuesday.
(Xinhua News Agency April 19, 2006)
