UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Venezuela on Tuesday, the Security Council presidency confirmed Thursday.

"In response to your questions, I can confirm that the Presidency intends to convene a meeting on Venezuela on Tuesday at 3 p.m.," Laura Miklic, spokeswoman for the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations, told Xinhua.

Slovenia holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of December.

The emergency meeting was reportedly requested by Venezuela. ■