Venezuela to UN: Make sure US respects us at General Assembly [View all]

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-24/venezuela-us-general-assembly-nicolas-maduro/4976670

Posted Tue 24 Sep 2013, 6:28am AEST


Venezuela said Monday it has asked the United Nations for guarantees that its president and his entourage will be respected by the United States when they attend the General Assembly this week.

Venezuela is angry because it says the US temporarily denied permission Thursday for a plane due to take president Nicolas Maduro to China to go through US air space.

Washington did let the plane pass through in the end, but say the request was filed incorrectly.

The Venezuelan ambassador to the UN has sent a letter to UN leader Ban Ki-moon seeking "guarantees" for Mr Maduro and his entourage, foreign minister Elias Jaua told Venezuelan television, speaking from Beijing.

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Venezuelan media is reporting that Maduro is returning to Venezuela as per one of his tweets. He was supposed to address the UN tomorrow and meet with some social(ist) organizations in the Bronx. Not sure if he is skipping the UN meeting or just forgot where he is supposed to go next.