 UN Security Council members have agreed to a request by John Bolton, the US ambassador, to attend regular morning briefings on the latest world developments. Some council members grumbled when Bolton made the request saying they were too busy for the daily briefings. Bolton said: "Sweet reason prevailed and today the council agreed to try it as an experiment."
| "I find your lack of attendance... disturbing." |
The new daily briefings agreed on Friday are due to begin next Tuesday, when Haiti holds presidential elections, and will regularly cover "hot spots and crises and overnight events around the world," Bolton said. But at the insistence of Wang Guangya, the Chinese ambassador, the experiment was limited to an initial two-week period, council diplomats said. |