Costa Rica gets UN seat

[NewsWhore]

The Dominican Republic learned a lesson in international diplomacy yesterday as Costa Rica easily defeated the DR's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. After two resounding votes (116-72 and 119-70), which barely failed to achieve the two-thirds majority needed for election, the Dominican delegation withdrew its candidacy, and left the field open for Costa Rica. In the third round of voting the Central American country won the seat by a vote of 179-1. This will be Costa Rica's third term on the Security Council. The other Latin American country represented on the council is Panama, whose term expires in January 2009. The Dominican Republic's hopes for a chance at the seat at that time are dim, since Mexico has already announced its intention to pursue it.

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