[NYTr] Costa Rica Wins Non-Permanent UN Sec Cncl Seat
 
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:03:10 -0500 (CDT)

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Costa Rica, Dom.Rep Vie for Non-Permanent Seat on UN Sec Cncl 
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Prensa Latina, Havana
http://www.plenglish.com

Costa Rica Wins UN Security Council Seat

by Tomas A. Granados

United Nations, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic withdrew
its bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council, paving the
way for Costa Rica to occupy the post, declaring it was in defense of
the unity and solidarity of Latin America and the Caribbean.

"The Unity of Latin America and the Caribbean is first of all and more
than ever in a world riddled with difficulties", acting Dominican
ambassador Enriquillo A. del Rosario Ceballos expressed when speaking
at the plenary of the General Assembly.

The struggle between the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica for a
rotating seat at the UN Security Council turned out in favor of the
Central American country from the beginning, although neither of them
obtained the endorsement required in the first round of voting.

According to the count of voting papers, Costa Rica obtained 116 votes
to Dominican Republic's 72 in the first round, though needed votes are
126 -- two thirds of the General Assembly of the UN -- to take the
rotating seat in the powerful organism.

In a second round of voting, Costa Rica was backed up by 119 States and
Dominican Republic by 70.

"We Dominicans want to give the world an expression of Latin American
solidarity", ambassador Rosario Ceballos declared in the middle of
prolonged applauses of the 192 States members of the Assembly.

During final voting, Costa Rica was elected with 179 votes in favor to
occupy for two years from January 1st, 2008 the rotating seat at UN
Security Council by the region of Latin America and Caribbean that Peru
will leave unoccupied.

This will be the third time that Central American State occupies for
two years a rotating seat at UN Security Council, first one was in
1974-1975 and 1997-1998 period.

According to the regulation for these elections, the candidates to
occupy a rotating seat at UN Security Council must be back up by the
two thirds of the 192 members of UN General Assembly.

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