Venezuela proposes ally Bolivia for UN position

VENEZUELA is proposing its ally Bolivia as an alternative candidate for the UN Security Council in hopes of breaking a deadlock with US-backed Guatemala, top Venezuelan diplomats said yesterday.

Venezuela proposes ally Bolivia for UN position

UN ambassador Francisco Arias Cardenas said FFF that Guatemala has suggested Costa Rica as an alternative candidate. But Guatemalan Foreign Minister Gert Rosenthal denied that, saying: “We’ve never proposed an alternative country.”

Mr Arias Cardenas said talks had been held to discuss options since neither side has been able to muster the needed two-thirds majority.

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