Costa Rica waits for Venezuela to designate another ambassador
Four months have elapsed since the Venezuelan Government designated José Huerta as its envoy to Costa Rica, but the Costa Rica has yet to give its approval.

Costa Rican diplomatic sources said the Costa Rican government expects Venezuela to drop Huerta's designation and name another ambassador.

"Diplomacy is a sign language, and an approval taking longer than one month is deemed as a no," the source said.

Huerta's appointment ignited debate in Costa Rica, as a former worker at the Venezuelan Embassy in Paraguay - where Huerta held the position of Ambassador- accused him of sexual harassment.

However, former director of the Spanish daily newspaper La Nación, Eduardo Urribarri, claims that behind Costa Rica's refusal to okay Huerta's designation there is another politically sensible issue.

"Huerta is said to play a role in boosting the likely presidential candidacy in Paraguay of populist bishop Fernando Lugo, a potential ally" of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

Further, Costa Rica planned to appoint Clara Montero Mejía as Ambassador to Venezuela, but the Venezuelan Executive Branch claimed she had ties with the Venezuelan dissent.