{"id":15696,"date":"2012-10-18T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T16:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/rpt-under-fire-over-congo-rebels-rwanda-eyes-un-security-council-seat\/"},"modified":"2012-10-18T18:06:35","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T16:06:35","slug":"rpt-under-fire-over-congo-rebels-rwanda-eyes-un-security-council-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rpt-under-fire-over-congo-rebels-rwanda-eyes-un-security-council-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"RPT-Under fire over Congo rebels, Rwanda eyes UN Security Council seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Rwanda says ‘baseless’ report won’t harm bid<\/p>\n

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* Race for Asia-Pacific seat too close to call<\/p>\n

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By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau<\/p>\n

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UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Rwanda appears likely to
\nwin one of five U.N. Security Council seats up for election on
\nThursday, despite accusations by a U.N. expert panel that the
\ncountry’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in
\nneighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

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Rwanda is unopposed in its bid for the African seat on the
\nSecurity Council, which is currently held by South Africa, but
\nit still needs to be approved by two-thirds of the U.N. General
\nAssembly members present to secure a two-year term.<\/p>\n

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U.N. diplomats said it was theoretically possible that
\nRwanda would fail to secure the necessary votes for election,
\nalthough they said that was highly unlikely.<\/p>\n

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The confidential U.N. report, seen by Reuters on Tuesday,
\nhas cast a shadow over the East African country’s plan to join
\nthe 15-member U.N. powerhouse – which has the ability to impose
\nsanctions and authorize military interventions.<\/p>\n

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There are five veto-holding permanent members of the council
\n– the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China – and 10
\ntemporary members without vetoes. Thursday’s election is for the
\nterm from Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2014.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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