The UN spokesman confirmed on Thursday that Venezuela's UN ambassador, Rafael Ramirez, had apologized to Israel's envoy Danny Danon over remarks suggesting that Israel was seeking a "final solution" for the Palestinians.
Ramirez, a former foreign minister, told senior UN official Edmond Mulet during a meeting on Wednesday that he regretted the "language" that he used, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, according to the AFP news agency.