Republic of Costa Rica
Ambassador Jorge Urbina
Costa Rica is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2009. Jorge Urbina has served as Costa Rica’s permanent representative to the United Nations since October 17, 2006. The following is excerpted from debate during the 5,839th meeting of the UN Security Council on February 18, 2008. Kosovo’s declaration of independence has been a source oftension within the Security Council. Costa Rica would have preferredthat not to be the case and would have preferred the matter to have beenresolved through dialogue between the Serbian and Kosovo authorities. We regretthat conditions did not permit…
