The discussion was initiated by the US delegation. The UN Security Council is planning today, May 17, to hold a meeting to consider the situation in Venezuela - for the first time since the beginning of the riots in the country. This was reported to journalists by diplomatic sources in the world organization. The initiative to bring this matter to the attention of the United States.
In Venezuela, anti-government protests continue for about six weeks, in the organization of which the authorities accuse the opposition. As a result of demonstrators' clashes with the forces of law and order, according to the latest data of the Venezuelan prosecutor's office, at least 43 people were killed. The total number of detainees is over 2.3 thousand people, 730 of them remain in custody.
Original article: UN Security Council to meet for the first time because of unrest in Venezuela.