New York  - The new UN General Assembly president, a Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest, strongly attacked western dominance and the power of the UN Security Council over the world body as the UN General Assembly opened Tuesday.

Father Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, 75, said in his speech opening the 63rd session of the General Assembly that the United Nations should be democratized, and high-level talks should be held to put an end to Western power.