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U.S. walks out of U.N. arms control body in Venezuela protest

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N.'s main disarmament body has walked out of its current session in Geneva to protest that Venezuela has taken the chair. Robert Wood insisted "a rogue state" was taking over, shortly after Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge Valero beca…

GENEVA (AP) The U.S. ambassador to the U.N.’s main disarmament body has walked out of its current session in Geneva to protest that Venezuela has taken the chair. Robert Wood insisted “a rogue state” was taking over, shortly after Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge…

The United States walked out of the United Nations’ Conference on Disarmament to protest Venezuela assuming the rotating presidency. (Reuters pic) GENEVA: The United States walked out of the Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday to protest Venezuela assuming …

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