Republic of Costa Rica
Ambassador Saul Weisleder
Costa Rica is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2009. Ambassador Saul Weisleder is Costa Rica’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Weisleder’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on July 11, 2008. Costa Rica voted in favor of the draftresolution because we feel that the situation prevailing in Zimbabwe since March, fundamentally asconcerns respect for the will of the people, represents a threat tointernational peace and security and obliges the Council to respond and actaccordingly. In recent months, Costa Rica has stressed the…
