PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s address at the United Nations General Assembly on September 26 has drawn sharp criticism from the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ), which says the speech aligned Trinidad and Tobago too closely with Washington.

In a statement on September 28, MSJ political leader David Abdulah said the Prime Minister’s remarks failed to outline an independent foreign policy based on justice, equality and sustainability, and instead catered to US interests.

“This was not the articulation of a foreign policy position that speaks to us standing for a more just, equal, environmentally sustainable and peaceful world. Instead, it catered to Washington’s current playbook.”