Federative Republic of Brazil
Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
Brazil has been a member of the UN since October 24, 1945. Its two-year term as an elected member of the UN Council expires on December 31, 2011. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti has served as Brazil’s Permanent Representative to the UN since July 2007. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Viotti’s statement during UN Security Council debate on June 9, 2010. Brazil will vote against the draft resolution. In doing so, we are honoring the purposes that inspired us in the efforts that resulted in the Tehran declaration of May 17 [in which Turkey, Brazil, and Iran agreed to a…
