Colombia wants to be in Security Council, Santos tells UN

Colombian President Santos on Friday told the United Nations General Assembly about his country’s aspirations to be a guest member in the U.N. Security Council in 2011-2012.

Santos was invited to speak to the U.N. on Colombia’s fight against the drug trade and domestic guerrilla groups and told the General Assembly that it was his country’s experience in security issues count in favor of the country’s ambition to join the Security Council.

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