Venezuelan Embassy to Washington Wednesday rejected a US Senate draft resolution on President Hugo Chávez's Government decision not to renew a broadcast license to private TV channel Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), reported Ambassador Bernardo Álvarez.

In a letter to the Senate, the Venezuelan diplomatic mission said the move against RCTV was not based on the media's editorial stance distinct from the thinking of the Government of Venezuela. It was an "independent decision" within the Government scope of fulfilling what is established in the Venezuelan Constitution, with a view to democratize the radio spectrum in the country.

Álvarez stated that the US senators "have echoed" a disinformation campaign on the case, thus the Venezuelan diplomats pointed out in the letter that the move does not amount to a confiscation.