Letter from Fidel to TELESUR on the Occasion of
its Tenth Anniversary
Patricia Villegas Marín
President of Telesur
Esteemed Patricia:
I couldn’t
overlook the tenth anniversary of the creation of Telesur without conveying
this message to you.
Telesur was created
on an initiative embraced by the unforgettable Hugo Chávez, who was aware of
its importance to promote the Latin American integration and offer an objective
and truthful information to cope with the monopoly exerted by the
transnationals of news and the challenges ahead. Chávez, who was deeply
Bolivarian, wanted the broadcasts to begin on July
In its process of learning
and acquiring new experiences, Telesur’s immediacy, objectivity and veracity
has been present in every single transcendental political, economic and social event. The channel has likewise opened a space for
the men, women and children from different social, ethnic and religious groups; the aboriginal populations, the black, the dispossessed
and the most humble with their natural dignity and intelligence and their
moving and many a time heartbreaking stories.
I must confess I am an assiduous
viewer of the channel, through which I am able to satisfy much of my information
needs. Our people, with eagerness and
preference, watch the TV signal live.
Telesur is a trench of ideas. The dreams and the seed planted by Chávez
will continue to germinate under the commitment that led to its foundation as a
bridge in the process of integration of Latin America and the promotion of the
necessary unity of our peoples. With its message and peculiar way of telling
stories, Telesur reaches out to the most remote places in the world.
I congratulate all the
collaborators of Telesur for the efforts and the results achieved in such a
short time; and I also congratulate you, in
particular, for your brilliant conduction.
Fraternally,
Fidel Castro Ruz
July 22, 2015
6:32 p.m.