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Representatives of Russia and China leave UN Security Council session on Syria – Al Jazeera
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UN-SECURITY/COUNCIL-RUSSIA-CHINA DUBAI. Aug 28 (Interfax) – Russian and Chinese representatives have left the UN Security Council session that discussed the draft resolution on Syria proposed by Great Britain, …
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Britain proposes Syria resolution; Russia objects
Posted: Aug 28, 2013 10:41 AM CST Updated: Aug 28, 2013 12:17 PM CST
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and PETER JAMES SPIELMANN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on a British-proposed resolution that would authorize the use of military force against Syria.
The draft resolution - if it were to be put to a vote - would almost certainly be vetoed by Russia and China, which have blocked past attempts to sanction President Bashar Assad’s regime.
Britain put forth the proposal Wednesday as momentum seemed to be building among Western allies for a strike against Syria. U.S. officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, have charged that Assad’s government used deadly chemical weapons near Damascus last week.
The U.S. has not presented concrete proof, and U.N. inspectors currently in Syria to investigate alleged chemical attacks have not endorsed the allegations.
After the ambassadors met for a couple of hours at U.N. headquarters, the draft resolution was being sent back to their governments for consultations, according to a Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.
The diplomat said Russia reiterated its objections to international intervention in the Syrian crisis.
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power and British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant left the meeting without commenting to reporters.
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