based U.N. Human Rights Commission, dpa said. The United States is opposed to reforming the Security Council at this time and objects to adding new permanent members except for Japan, and possibly one more country that is not yet named, according to dpa. The G4 draft resolution spurred a heated debate in the General Assembly this week, marking the most concrete steps taken after more than a decade of negotiations aimed at reforming and making the council a more democratic body. -- SP 2352 Local Time 2052 GMT
