President of the UN General Assembly Called Israel A Wild Country
KABUL: (Middle East Press) Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician and also General Assembly chief had met with Palestinian officials on a visit to the region last year but refused to meet with Israeli officials.
Mogens Lykketoft was elected President of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly. Danish politician Mogens Lykketoft, incoming General Assembly chief, was criticized by Media in Tel Aviv for meeting only with Palestinian officials during visit to region last year.
In February 2014, he was set to meet with Israeli officials but due to his previous anti-Israeli remarks which introduced Israel responsible for armed conflicts, terrorism, extremism, development of nuclear weapons and growing tensions in the region, Israeli officials refused to meet with him.
It is worth mentioning that Lykketoft in an interview last year with a newspaper had said: “Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister was a wild military leader who had no interest in reaching agreements with the Palestinians”.
Lykketoft, who will start his year-long presidency in September, said recently that intends to bring together world leaders to the annual meeting to focus on ways of achieving peace, security and human rights.
Lykketoft was the unanimous choice of European and other Western nations. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said this anniversary year offers an extraordinary opportunity to shape history.
Lykketoft was known as a skilled negotiator but has been criticized for lacking charisma and Danish media have portrayed him as a shrewdly calculating politician.
