Venezuela: Open VTC at UN Security Council

Today (20 May) Security Council members are scheduled to hold an open videoconference (VTC) meeting on Venezuela. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to brief.The meeting was requested by Russia. It appears to have been prompted by a letter that Venezuela sent to the Security Council on 13 May (S/2020/399) in which it alleges that there was an attempt by groups of mercenaries to infiltrate Venezuela between 3 and 4 May, with the aim of perpetrating criminal acts and assassinating high-level officials in the country. The letter claims involvement by Colombia and the United States in the alleged attempted infiltration, and asks the Security Council to hold discussions on the matter. Full Text -> What’s in Blue

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