Russia, China, others boycott U.S. meeting at U.N. on Venezuela

Chinese Deputy U.N. Ambassador Wu Haitao, U.N. ambassadors Rafael Dar’o, from Venezuela, Sacha Sergio Llorenty Soliz from Bolivia and Vassily Nebenzia from Russia, speak to reporters at the United Nations in New York, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organised by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation.

"The issue is about meddling with the internal domestic affairs of Venezuela," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters, adding that he hoped the country could settle its issues peacefully without any external interference.