US envoy won't attend arms talks led by Iran
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The United States said Monday it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the UN forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it's chaired by Iran because countries under UN sanctions shouldn't be allowed to hold such positions.
Erin Pelton, spokesperson for the US Mission to the United Nations, said in a statement that a country "in flagrant violation" of UN Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency obligations stemming from its suspect nuclear program should be barred from any formal or ceremonial positions in UN bodies. (AP)
