SYDNEY, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have lost their right to vote in the United Nation's General Assembly for failing to make compulsory payments to the organization, it has been revealed on Friday.
Papua New Guinea owes the United Nations 139,000 U.S. dollars, while Vanuatu's bill stands at 19,000 U.S. dollars.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill told local media the money was in a trust account and "someone in the Department of Foreign Affairs needs to explain why they did not pay."
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