Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola, New Zealand And Spain Win Non-Permanent UN Security Council Seats -- DNA India
Turkey failed to secure a place on the council despite intensive lobbying amid the 193 member nations
Venezuela, Malaysia, Angola, New Zealand and Spain won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Thursday for two years from January 1, 2015.
The 193-member UN General Assembly elected Venezuela with 181 votes, Malaysia with 187 votes, Angola with 190 votes.
All three countries campaigned unopposed for their seats after being chosen as the candidates for their respective regional groups, but still needed to win the votes of two-thirds of the General Assembly to secure their spots.
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My Comment: For Turkey .... this is a disappointment. But for Venezuela .... I see this vote as an olive branch from the international community to the Venezuelan government to come in and moderate their positions on global issues. Unfortunately .... I doubt that this will happen.
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