The United States has said it will not attend an United Nations conference on racism because the text of the draft final statement contains language it is "unable to support", the state department has said.
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Negotiators had been trying to find common ground before the meeting in Geneva, but the US said there were still concerns it would limit free speech and single out Israel for criticism. "Unfortunately, it now seems certain these remaining concerns will not be addressed in the document to be adopted by the conference next week," Robert Wood, US state department spokesman, said in a statement issued late on Saturday.Full Story: US boycotts racism conference - Aljazeera.net
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