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WASHINGTON, MARCH 22. The U.S. has expressed reservations over the U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan's proposal for laying down guidelines for the use of military force by member-States, saying it was skeptical about the effectiveness of such a move. ``Frankly, we're skeptical that any kind of resolution on the use of force would be helpful. Certainly, we'd want to discuss it further with others,'' the State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters here yesterday. Mr. Annan in his report yesterday had called for a U.N. Security Council resolution laying down guidelines for authorisation of military action by members. Pointing out that the U.N. system authorises ``anticipatory self-defence,'' Mr. Ereli said further actions in terms of a resolution would have to be looked at carefully to see what they added and what positive contribution they could make. ``And that's why we're skeptical. That's why we would want to be able to look at it carefully.'' He said ``the Secretary-General's report makes it clear that states don't need to wait until they're actually attacked in order to use force and self-defence. This is a fundamental element of the charter, and in our view, the charter deals with the issue sufficiently.'' In general, the United States welcomed the report. ``It outlines an ambitious agenda for addressing a range of security and development issues as well as proposed reforms of the U.N., and we very much appreciate the serious effort that Secretary-General's report represents,'' he said. ``I think it's important to point out the U.S. has been a proponent of U.N. reform. We are committed to building a effective and efficient UN,'' Mr. Ereli said. — PTI
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