Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira has reportedly given Israeli Health Minister Victor Shemtov assurances that Brazil will oppose any move to suspend or expel Israel from the United Nations General Assembly, Ric’s well-informed “Globo” said that although no official statement was issued when the two officials met in Brasilia it has learned that this assurance was given.
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