GENEVA / VENEZUELA

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Venezuela’s foreign minister, Elias Jaua Milano on the sidelines of the opening of the Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva. CH UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:46
• Production Date: 3 March 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL CONDITIONS; POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; PEACE AND SECURITY; HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: VENEZUELA
• MAMS Id: U140303j

Description

STORY: GENEVA/ VENEZUELA
TRT: :46
SOURCE: CH UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 3 MARCH 2014, GENEVA, SWIZTERLAND

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with Venezuelan foreign minister Milano

Storyline

The Secretary-General met with Foreign Minister Elias Jaua Milano of Venezuela on the sidelines of the opening of the Human Rights Council session in Geneva. They discussed recent developments in the country. The Secretary-General reiterated his hope to see reduced tensions and the necessary conditions to engage in meaningful dialogue.

He also noted Venezuela’s contributions to UN priorities, and particularly climate change. He said he hoped that President Maduro would attend the summit on climate change he was convening in September. They also discussed Venezuela's role in the region, including in Colombia and Haiti.