Reply #8: Will D'Escoto--now named Nicaragua's dep. ambassador to UN--speak for Gaddafi regime?

[pinboy3niner]

More on the Nicaraguan - Libyan diplomatic twists. First it was announced that Miguel D'Escoto, a former Nicaraguan foreign minister, would be the Gaddafi administration's new representative to the UN - after beteran Libyan diplomat Ali Treki was reportedly denied a visa.

Then US officials poured cold water on the idea, saying D'Escoto, a 78-year-old former Catholic priest and ex-Sandinista revolutionary, was only in the United States on a tourist visa - which didn't allow him to work, let alone work as a national envoy to the United Nations.

Now president Daniel Ortega has appointed D'Escoto as Nicaragua's deputy UN ambassador, which could pave the way for D'Escoto to legitimately speak at the international body, potentially using his position to speak up for Gaddafi's regime.

UN officials have said they have yet to recieve official communication from Tripoli naming Libya's new representative.

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http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-april-2