US Accused of threatening EU Diplomats in Bid to Block Green shipping Rules
By priyashah, world-today-news.com
european negotiators where reportedly subjected to personal targeting by their American counterparts during negotiations concerning green shipping regulations, according to European Commission officials who spoke with POLITICO. This tactic, described as highly unusual, reportedly left diplomats feeling shaken following the meeting.
The alleged threats occurred last month as the United States sought to impede a new proposal to tax pollution during a session of the International Maritime Organization in London.
Eight European envoys, officials, and civil society observers-all granted anonymity to protect their relationships and provide candid accounts-confirmed reports that national delegates were threatened with personal repercussions should they oppose Washington‘s position.
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” stated one European official, who had direct conversations with the negotiators involved. “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London – intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
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