Uruguay is to ask Venezuela to avoid any reference to the country in Latin American channel Telesur pending approval of the agreement that sets forth its participation and that has not been submitted to the Parliament yet, Uruguayan Minister of Education Jorge Brovetto said Thursday, as quoted by AFP.
 
"Uruguay is not a party to Telesur yet," Brovetto commented during a hearing with the Chamber of Deputies Education Committee. Telesur is a Latin American, multi-state signal aired from Caracas and bolstered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez following agreements with Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba.

The Uruguayan Government wants Caracas to refrain from mentioning Uruguay as a partner and to remove the native symbols from broadcasting as long as the Parliament endorses the agreement, which shall be submitted "as appropriate."