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US Should Consult Every Nation over NMD Plan, Says European Parliament
The European Parliament Thursday called on the United States to consult with every nation in the world over its plan to deploy the national anti-missile defense shield (NMD).
"The Parliament is worried over the US propositions related to a missile defense system that might become the origin of a new round of arms race and thus brings threat instead of assurance to world security," said the European Union's legislative body in a resolution on EU-U.S. transatlantic dialogue.
The deputies also called on the United States to honor its engagements to the Kyoto Protocol on global climate changes, saying they hope the Americans will "give up their isolationist position toward global challenges."
The resolution added that it is necessary to deepen trans- Atlantic political dialogue and the United States and the EU should work together to defend common positions in the fields of security, environmental protection, competition and anti-trust legislation.
Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, who spoke on behalf of the European Council during a parliament debate Wednesday, described as "extremely disquieting" the U.S. decision to pull out of the Kyoto agreement, especially in view of the fact that it was responsible for 25 percent of Carbon Dioxide emissions in the world.
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