Briefing Room

The Philippine Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the abduction of four Filipino peacekeepers under the United Nations (UN) Command in the Golan Heights and calls on all parties concerned to effect the immediate and safe release of the Filipino UN peacekeepers. The Philippines underscores that the apprehension and illegal detention of peacekeepers are gross violations of international law. According to the DFA, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario had a phone conversation with the undersecretary of the UN department of peacekeeping operations who confirmed that 4 Filipino peacekeepers were abducted by unidentified armed men from Yarmouk Martyrs Brigades at 10:30 am Tuesday.

The new charge d’affaires of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, Calixto Ortega, and his agenda and strategies are being defined in the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry. He reasserted that the international policy sustained by the government of President Hugo Chávez regarding the promotion of a Multipolar World. He will leave for the United States in the coming weeks.

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Lady Michelle-Jennifer Santos, Publisher's Note: With all due respect, but we already reported this on December 3, 2012 that this is to happen as it was a done deal...