Russia defends UN Syria veto
Russia has defended its veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, saying it contained no measures against armed opposition groups.
Sunday, 05.02.2012.
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Russia has defended its veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, saying it contained no measures against armed opposition groups. Permanent members Russia and China blocked a condemnation of the government’s crackdown on protesters. Russia defends UN Syria veto Both oppose regime change in Syria. The 13 other countries sitting on the Security Council backed the text and the vetoes were widely criticized by the remaining three permanent members: France, Britain and the U.S. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said that the draft was too closely based to an earlier Arab League resolution. “One of the problems we clearly saw was that when the Syrian government forces were pulling out, armed groups were moving in so there was a need and there still is to address that situation,” Churkin said. “There is no rule that the Security Council should repeat all resolutions adopted by regional organizations verbatim.” Russia vetoed a previous draft resolution in October criticizing President Bashar Assad’s use of force against anti-government demonstrators. The two countries enjoy close military and commercial ties. Syria hosts a Russian naval base and arms trade between Moscow and Damascus is worth EUR 3.8bn. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to hold talks with President Assad in Damascus on Tuesday. Vitaly Churkin (FoNet, file) EuroNews
Russia defends UN Syria veto
Both oppose regime change in Syria.The 13 other countries sitting on the Security Council backed the text and the vetoes were widely criticized by the remaining three permanent members: France, Britain and the U.S.
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said that the draft was too closely based to an earlier Arab League resolution.
“One of the problems we clearly saw was that when the Syrian government forces were pulling out, armed groups were moving in so there was a need and there still is to address that situation,” Churkin said.
“There is no rule that the Security Council should repeat all resolutions adopted by regional organizations verbatim.”
Russia vetoed a previous draft resolution in October criticizing President Bashar Assad’s use of force against anti-government demonstrators.
The two countries enjoy close military and commercial ties.
Syria hosts a Russian naval base and arms trade between Moscow and Damascus is worth EUR 3.8bn.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to hold talks with President Assad in Damascus on Tuesday.
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