Don’t tell US what to do, says Nikki Haley about withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has stated that the US does not need India, China and France to tell it what to do on the issue of Paris Climate agreement.

She strongly supported the controversial decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw the name of US, the second largest polluter after China, from the landmark agreement.

After his decision to withdraw name last week, Trump said that India would get billions of dollars for meeting its commitment under the 2015 Paris Agreement along with China, getting a financial advantage over the US.

The deal has been agreed by over 190 nations, but by withdrawing the name of US, Trump has put it in league with Syria and Nicaragua, who haven’t agreed to the deal either.

"I think the rest of the world would like to tell us how to manage our own environment and I think that anybody in America can tell you that we're best to decide what America should do. We don't need India and France and China telling us what they think we should do," said the Indian-origin Haley.

When asked on global reaction to Trump's decision, Haley said that every country should continue doing what's in its best interest.

"They should continue doing what's in the best interest. And if the Paris agreement was something that works for them, that they can achieve, they should do that," Haley said.

She added that the US is aware about the environment and will continue to play its role in protecting climate change.

"We know that there are issues with the environment. We know that we have to be conscious of it. But we can't sit there and have Angela Merkel telling us to worry about Africa. She should continue doing her part. We're going to continue doing our part. We're going to continue encouraging other countries to do what they think is in the best interests of them. But American sovereignty matters," Haley said.