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09-28-2006, 03:17 PM
According to Venezuelan Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Francisco Belisario Landis, his country will be competing for a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with Guatemala, not the DR, for the 2007-2009 term. He expects to receive the support of the Dominican Republic. Belisario Landis explained that the Dominican government has asked for Venezuela's support in obtaining a set on the UNSC for the following term 2009-2011. Diario Libre reports that the diplomat made these comments at the Presidential Palace.
President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales have been campaigning for the seat, and President Fernandez was at the UN General Assembly and in the Non-Alligned Movement Summit this month to lobby for support.
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President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales have been campaigning for the seat, and President Fernandez was at the UN General Assembly and in the Non-Alligned Movement Summit this month to lobby for support.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)