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08-24-2006, 03:30 PM
According to Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, the government continues to seek support for a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. "We are working on the promotion of our candidacy... it is one of our goals for 2007," said the Minister on the Matutino 11 news program, as reported by Listin Diario. To achieve this, the DR must convince 129 countries out of 193 United Nations members. Interestingly, by presenting its own candidate, the DR does not have to endorse the US-backed Guatemalan candidate, nor the Venezuelan candidate.
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