By choosing not to discuss last month’s controversial closure of Venezuela’s largest and oldest terrestrial television broadcaster at its general assembly meeting, the Organisation of American States has ducked an important issue.
Admittedly, energy is a good subject to talk about at the three-day session that opened on Sunday in Panama City. Even so, it is surprising that there is – on the formal agenda at least – no mention of the RCTV affair, which has been the cause of heated opposition protests in Venezuela and some strong international condemnation.
