World IN BRIEF : UNITED NATIONS : Security Council Gets Five New Members
The 166-member General Assembly chose five countries as temporary Security Council members--all U.S. allies or showing a willingness to cooperate with the West. Two countries that are departing, Cuba and Yemen, were the only defenders of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War. The new members are Venezuela, replacing Cuba; Japan, replacing Yemen; Cape Verde, replacing Zaire; Morocco, replacing the Ivory Coast, and Hungary, replacing Romania. The other temporary members that will continue on the council until Dec. 31, 1992, are Austria, Belgium, Ecuador, India and Zimbabwe.
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