US Secretary of State Marco Rubio today justified the United States' withdrawal from international organizations, citing the desire to protect American taxpayers' money.
Rubio wrote in a message posted on social media that it is no longer acceptable to "invest citizens' hard-earned dollars in institutions that show neither results nor respect for American interests."
The American minister criticized the global governance system, which he considers too expensive and inefficient.
The decision marks the culmination of the "America First" doctrine, which aims to end what the Trump administration calls the "era of blank checks" given to international bureaucracies, the Parisian newspaper "Mond" recalled on its website.
According to Washington, the US is now refusing to be a "financial guarantor" of a model of international cooperation that it considers outdated.
The presidential memorandum of January 7, signed by US President Donald Trump, specifies that the country will withdraw from 66 international organizations, conventions and treaties that are contrary to US interests.
The list of international organizations, conventions and treaties from which the US is withdrawing includes, among others, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC).
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