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(From Czech News Agency)
NEW YORK, May 1 (CTK) - As part of its efforts to stifle UN criticism of U.S. policies in Iraq and Afghanistan the U.S. government is trying to derail U.N. General Assembly President Jan Kavan's initiative to establish a forum to openly debate current foreign policy issues, The Washington post writes today.
Citing U.S. diplomatic sources, the daily says that the U.S. Administration warned in a confidential note to several foreign capitals that a proposal by Kavan to establish U.N. panels to debate political issues would degenerate into a "politically divisive" talk shop that would "infringe upon" the Security Council's exclusive right to deal with threats to global peace and security.
The United States fears that the panels would provide Washington's critics with an opportunity to steer discussion to U.S. actions in ...